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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
Author
Candido PortinariPerson
Themes
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Artwork Function
CartoonArtworkFunctionType
Artwork Function Description
Fragment of the cartoon Coffee [FCO 5340]
Art Form
DrawingArtFormType
Art Medium
charcoalArtMediumType
Artwork Surface
paperArtworkSurfaceType
Technique
Support spliced vertically, affixed to canvas.
Collection
Height
123
Width
133
Dimension Notes
precisão: aproximadas
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”.
