General Info
Title
Canoe
Description
Composition in black and white. Contour lines and quick strokes. Trunk between undergrowth, canoe on the edge of the water and sky in the background. In the foreground, sandy track cuts the composition of light diagonal from the left to the right and front to back. On the sand, large trunk, also diagonally, following the edge of the sea and on the right, little undergrowth. In the background, on the waterfront, almost horizontal, narrow canoe and long, suggesting some fish. In the background, the skyline and few traces that cross the sky.
Author
Candido PortinariPerson
Relations
Related Event
Related Document2
Function
Artwork Function
IllustrationArtworkFunctionType
Artwork Function Description
Illustration no. 59 for the book Memorias posthumas de Braz Cubas, by Machado de Assis
Support and Technique
Art Form
DrawingArtFormType
Art Medium
India ink penArtMediumType
Artwork Surface
paperArtworkSurfaceType
Dimensions
Height
19
Width
18.5
Dimension Notes
precisão: aproximadas
Signature and annotation
Annotation
Signed and dated at bottom right "Portinari 943"
