FCO-2287

Cowboy from the Northeast

1943

code

FCO-2287

CR Number

1767

dimensions

74 x 60 cm

Art Form

Painting

Art Medium

oil

Artwork Surface

canvas

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Title
Cowboy from the Northeast
Description
Composition in the earthy shades, gray, white, black and ochre. Rough and smooth texture. Old man half-bust occupying the entire area of ​​support. The figure is three quarters turned to the left, wear wide-brimmed hat buried in the head, covering his forehead and has facial features well-marked: very large eyes, almond-shaped, nose too big, straight and open nostrils, thin mouth shaved at the sides, prominent chin and signs of little beard indicated by small black lines. Clothing represented in earthy tones with chiaroscuro effect, appearing to be a cloak or mantle, where the on the right shoulder is much higher than the on the left, forming a volume similar to a jamb. At the bottom, a clear geometric shape filled with black dots placed symmetrically across the width of the entire composition, and in a gray area as a vertical line to the upper edge behind the head of the old. Shadow effect in the eye and on the right at the neck of the figure.
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Art Form
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Art Medium
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Artwork Surface
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Height
74
Width
60
Dimension Notes
precisão: aproximadas
Annotation
Signed and dated at top right "PORTINARI 1943"
Annotation Others
On back of frame, label "B. PATRIMONIAL 2870 BLOCH ED”.

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