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Title
Head of Horse
Description
Composition in black tones, red ochre, blue and ochre. Quick strokes, straight lines intersecting, contour lines and parallel. Horse head of representation on plain background. The animal's profile to the right, with the head facing upward forming a diagonal line to the neck. Outline in black, filled with parallel lines and intersecting, colored and black. The horse has ear back, eye indicated by contour lines, nostril marked by shading in black, mouth ajar with some suggested teeth, start neck and mane flowing to the left.
Location Created
Author
Candido PortinariPerson
Artwork Function
StudyArtworkFunctionType
Artwork Function Description
Study for the panel War [FCO 3799]
Art Form
DrawingArtFormType
Art Medium
Artwork Surface
paperArtworkSurfaceType
Height
19.5
Width
23
Dimension Notes
precisão: aproximadas
Annotation Author
Signed in dedication, at bottom right, "Ao caro amigo Augusto, muitas felicidades é o desejo de Portinari”. Undated. Inscription at bottom right edge "‘Guerra’ mural o.n.u. n.y.”