FCO-3317 - Overseer on Coffee Plantation [Cartoon] | Artwork

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General Info

Title

Overseer on Coffee Plantation

Description

Composition in black and brown. Lines defining contours and shading setting volumes. Composition representing foreman and farmer bagging coffee, ready-made bags of batteries; in the background, and people working coffee plantation. In the foreground on the left, four sacks stacked across almost the entire height of the support. To the left of center, Profile foreman to the right, using wide-brimmed hat, long sleeve shirt, pants and high boots with spurs. It has stretched his on the right arm in the horizontal, closed hand in hand with the index finger toward a farmer who is on the right area of the composition, almost profile for the on the left and the inclined trunk. He holds his hands an open bag; It wears wide-brimmed hat and shirt with half sleeve. In the center of the composition, between the foreman and the farmer, there are three stacked bags. On the right in front of the husbandman, farmer sees the other, cut on the right side margin of the holder, seeing mainly of their buttocks, the on the left leg and foot which is bare. In the background, coffee plantation across the entire width of the holder. On the left, farmer Suggested carrying a bag on his back; the center, three women in a row suggesting are carrying burdens. On the ground, one sees several scattered pitas.

Location Created

BrazilRio de JaneiroRio de JaneiroPlace

Author

Candido PortinariPerson

About

Themes

socialworking scenescultivating coffeeSubject

socialworkersforemanSubject

socialworkersfarm handSubject

Human FiguregroupmenSubject

Human FiguregroupwomenSubject

Function

Artwork Function

CartoonArtworkFunctionType

Artwork Function Description

Fragment of the cartoon Coffee [FCO 5340]

Support and Technique

Art Form

DrawingArtFormType

Art Medium

charcoalArtMediumType

Artwork Surface

paperArtworkSurfaceType

Technique

Support spliced vertically, affixed to canvas.

Collection

Museu de Arte Brasileira da FAAP/MAB adquirida em 1972Collection

Dimensions

Height (cm)

123

Width (cm)

133

Dimension Notes

precisão: aproximadas

Signature and annotation

Annotation

Unsigned and undated

Annotation Others

On stretcher, label "Museu de Arte Brasileira Fundação Armando Alvares Penteado nº 267 Autor Candido Portinari Obra Um capataz trabalhando com [illegible] Tecnica Carvão sobre papel Dimensões 1,35 x 135cm Adquirida em julho de 1972 Valor Cr$ 20.000,00 Observações Conservador”.