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Title
Dragon
Description
Composition in black and white. Contour lines, firm strokes, angles and meandering. Dragon representation like a salamander occupying the lateral margins on the left, top and on the right side of the support. The animal is surrounding poem handwritten in black pen of Nicolas Guillen, who is at the center of the stand. The animal is on the right in front, looking up out of the mouth, enormous tongue. The tail is almost three times larger than the animal's body, and occupies the entire top edge and side edge of the on the left support. The animal suggests having thick, rough and scaly skin, seeing yourself on the back kind of fin.
Location Created
Author
Candido PortinariPerson
Themes
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Artwork Function
IllustrationArtworkFunctionType
Artwork Function Description
Illustration for the poem Canción China a dos voces, by Nicolas Guillén
Art Form
DrawingArtFormType
Art Medium
lead pencilArtMediumType
Artwork Surface
paperArtworkSurfaceType
Certificate
1380
Height
51
Width
43
Dimension Notes
precisão: aproximadas
Annotation
Signed and dated at bottom right "Portinari 1953"
Annotation Others
At bottom right, dedication "Para Antônio Bulhões, en la noche de mi recital, junio 30 de 1953. Com um abrazo de Nicolás Guillén Rio de Janeiro”. Handwritten transcription of the poem, by Nicolás Guillén. At bottom left, inscription "1952 Zacopana – Polonia”.
