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Title
The Sacrifice of Abraham
Description
Composition in green tones, gray, earthy, white, yellow, rose and black. Smooth, rough texture due to sand and black contour lines in the figures. Composition representing Abraham It depicts with his son taking up the central area of the composition against background composed of geometrical and irregular areas in shades of green. To the left of center, old man figure sitting on rectangular mass in yellow tones, from the front, slightly off to the right, toward the boy standing in front of her and holding her shoulders. Fig has broad forehead appears to be bald; has thick eyebrows and straight, big eyes with sad expression, broad nose, wide lips closed and gray beard. His on the right arm is flexed his hand on the child's shoulder. Abraham seems to be naked, has thick legs apart and barefoot. Ahead of boy standing figure, almost back, with black hair; on the left arm along the body, legs spread and bare feet. Behind the two figures, irregular shaped earthy tones, ochre, possibly representing the sacrifice altar. The fund consists of some geometrical areas, others do not, in shades of green and some in ochre. To the right of the figures at the time of the boy's back, "C" in black ink. Light from the on the left causes shadows on the face and members of the old and the boy's body.
Location Created
Author
Candido PortinariPerson
Themes
Related Event8
Related Document13
Art Form
PaintingArtFormType
Art Medium
oil and sandArtMediumType
Artwork Surface
canvasArtworkSurfaceType
Previous Collection
Christie'sCollection
Sotheby'sCollection
Height
46
Width
38
Annotation
Signed and dated in bottom left corner "PORTINARI 1939"
Annotation Author
Inscription at top right "C”
Annotation Exhibition
On stretcher, label "Carnegie Institute Pittsburgh Pennsylvania To Sacrifice of Abrahan Oil Painting By Candido Portinari Owned by the artist catalogue nº 27 Museum of Modern Art nº 40.4159 Portinari Nº 38”.
