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Title
Scarecrow
Description
Composition in black and white. Rapid lines, loose and shaded lines. Armed scarecrow occupying almost the entire area of the composition. Are riding on two sticks cross looking up at the end of the oval head suggested facial features between features in different directions. About the sticks that form the arms, drops a drapery filled with shaded area and quick strokes, which bifurcates at the height of the legs. In the background, on the right, a mountain on the horizon and the sky, suggesting shaded clouds.
Location Created
Author
Candido PortinariPerson
Themes
Art Form
DrawingArtFormType
Art Medium
lead pencilArtMediumType
Artwork Surface
paperArtworkSurfaceType
Previous Collection
Galeria da PraçaCollection
Height
17.5
Width
11
Dimension Notes
precisão: aproximadas
Annotation
Signed and dated in bottom right corner "Portinari Rio 1953"
Annotation Others
On reverse, label from Artefact framing house; inscriptions "CANDIDO PORTINARI El pelele” and "Pregar e conservar o papelão das costas T6779”.
