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Title
Indian Man
Description
Composition in black and white. Contour lines, overlapping strokes and shading. Composition representing two indigenous within a fenced taba with hollow coconut. On the right foot Indian, from the front, with his arms raised and legs apart as if they were dancing, wearing headdress and loincloth feathers. To his on the right, very tall coconut tree trunk suggestion. Further down on the left, another Indian, only suggested, in profile to the right and hollow long. Forming a semi-circle round timber make up a fence in perspective for background, suggesting about the taba. In the background, hint of mountains and clouds.
Location Created
Author
Candido PortinariPerson
Themes
Artwork Function
IllustrationArtworkFunctionType
Artwork Function Description
Illustration for the book Descrição verdadeira de um país..., by Hans Staden, which was never published
Art Form
DrawingArtFormType
Art Medium
India ink penArtMediumType
India ink washArtMediumType
Artwork Surface
paperArtworkSurfaceType
Height
12.5
Width
12.5
Dimension Notes
precisão: aproximadas
Annotation
Signed at bottom right edge "Portinari". Undated
