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Title
Bandeirantes
Description
Composition in tones earthy, green, gray, red, ochre, black, blue, yellow and rose. Smooth texture. All geometrized composition darker shades near the support area limits and inside, geometrical areas in light tones of green, blue, yellow, ochre and gray with people isolated and scattered groups, interspersed with tufts of vegetation. From the left to the right: man standing in front, upper body leaning to the left and away legs. It has head, hands and feet and reddish wears clothes in gray tones. Man walking in profile to the right carrying a boy sitting on his shoulders, and on his on the right brown sheep with black spots, with the head turned to the figures that have the same characteristics of the first. Further down, three men standing side by side, arms up holding a large trunk on the head, legs apart, wearing only a pair of shorts. In front, man sitting in profile to the right arm extended forward where you see sixteen soldiers standing group wearing uniforms in gray and green tones and high boots. To the right, two men, side by side: the big red flag safely on the left and the on the right, from the front, using wide-brimmed hat, high boots, both with clothes in gray and blue tones. Have the on the right shoulder arm of figure his on the left side and extended to the right, indicating the distance. Green tufts with brown center are spread over the bottom geometrized course.
Location Created
Author
Candido PortinariPerson
Themes
Related Event4
Related Document6
Artwork Function
Small-scale color sketchArtworkFunctionType
Artwork Function Description
Small-scale color sketch for the mosaic mural Bandeirantes [FCO 2724]
Art Form
PaintingArtFormType
Art Medium
oilArtMediumType
Artwork Surface
canvasArtworkSurfaceType
Certificate
659
Previous Collection
Height
27
Width
82.5
Annotation
Signed and dated at bottom left edge "PORTINARI 1951"
Annotation Others
On back of frame, label "P.G.”; inscription "13/010”.
