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Title
Cotton Harvest
Description
Composition in ochre, green tones, earthy, gray, white, rose, blue and black. Smooth, rough texture in the figures and geometrical areas in the background. Composition representing cotton harvest It depicts with trunk and geometric areas in the background. To the left of the composition, human form, standing almost in profile to on the left with facial features and indicated wrinkles. Figure standing with arms curved upward, picking cotton from a cotton ahead. Clothes gray pants and short-sleeved shirt; It is with the on the left leg bent and more advanced than the on the right. Behind the figure, sees the bag of earthy tones. In the center of the composition, man standing, facing, indicated facial features. It is holding cotton balls, and the on the left is supported in the head in a gesture of clean sweat or fatigue and the next on the right to sack. This hangs from his on the left shoulder and covers the entire body leaving only see the lower legs and bare feet. On top of the bag a light knapsack. To his on the right, possibly a child, standing, front, with his head and hair hanging forward. Standing with hands on the bag charging, it has legs slightly apart and barefoot. On the right man standing in front with fallen head on the left and indicated facial features. The figure holds in his on the right hand edge of the bag which has its front and on the left put something into the bag. wears dark shirt, has her legs spread and bare feet. To his on the left and the front of the girl, kind of hamper or basket. The floor consists of geometrical areas darker ochre are in the central area where the figures clearer and the side where you can see the cotton. On the horizon, on the left of center, wide vertical range, representing a trunk. Gray background with geometrized area darker gray square to the left of center and on the right triangular.
Location Created
Author
Candido PortinariPerson
Themes
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Related Document11
Artwork Function
IllustrationArtworkFunctionType
Artwork Function Description
Illustration for the Silva Araújo-Roussel Laboratories pamphlet about the drug Calcigenol.
Art Form
PaintingArtFormType
Art Medium
oilArtMediumType
Artwork Surface
woodArtworkSurfaceType
Certificate
1002
Height
42
Width
50
Annotation
Signed and dated at bottom left "PORTINARI 1948"
Annotation Others
On back of frame, label "Loja Artística & Ugo CGCMF 61.492484 Ind. Brasileira Especialidade em quadros, molduras, douração e móveis diversos p/adornos. Rua Augusta 556 Fone 256-2794 S.P.”; inscriptions "C.1008” and "1”. On reverse, inscriptions "Pop31370”, "A” and "3877”.
