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Title
Fishermen
Description
Composition in ochre, earthy, blue, yellow, orange, red, black, rose and white. Smooth and thick texture. Fishing It depicts on the beach, represented by geometric areas with sea and mountains in the background. In the foreground, to the right of center, woman kneeling on the right leg, profile to the right, the profile head to the left, using long dress. Along the side edges of the support, angular areas in dark tones suggesting rocky masses. In the background, center, three figures: Man standing, facing right arm stretched toward the woman who is on your on the right, kneeling, holding out what can be a fish; We on the left the man, another woman, standing, front, with the head turned toward the man, and with the folded on the right arm in front of body. To the left of the central group, Profile man to the right, bent and legs wide apart, and the on the left is bent as if in a higher plane; on the right makeup, man walking profile to the left, carrying children on their backs. In the background, on the left, beach with blue sea and high mountains and on the right, two more mountains. Sky range across almost the entire top edge of the support.
Author
Candido PortinariPerson
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Function
Artwork Function
Small-scale color sketchArtworkFunctionType
Artwork Function Description
Small-scale color sketch for the panel Fishermen [FCO 2692]
Support and Technique
Dimensions
Height
25
Width
55
Signature and annotation
Annotation
Signed and dated at bottom right "PORTINARI 952 [sic]"
