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Title
Mining of Gold
Description
Composition in blue tones (predominant), earthy, gray, green, red, violet, ochre, white, black, yellow, orange and rose. Smooth texture. mining It depicts representation with barge in the center of the composition, surrounded by blue sea. In the foreground on the left half-length prospector dipped into the water, wearing brimmed hat. On the right prospector in the same position, with head bowed toward the panning holding in front of him, with his on the left hand. In the background, barge crosses horizontally the composition containing five figures. From the left to the right: boy standing with open arms and legs apart; seated figure in profile to the left; bent figure on the boat's railing, his hands plunged into the water; standing figure with the on the left foot on the boat's edge and arms raised holding in his on the right hand and panning figure seated in profile to the left, rowing. The figures are shaded randomly, without representation of facial features. Sea blue with gray nuances involves composition.
Location Created
Author
Candido PortinariPerson
Themes
Related Event
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Artwork Function
Small-scale color sketchArtworkFunctionType
Artwork Function Description
Small-scale color sketch for the mural painting Mining of Gold [FCO 3768]
Art Form
PaintingArtFormType
Artwork Surface
Bristol boardArtworkSurfaceType
Technique
Support affixed to black cardboard, the upper part being semicircular.
Collection
Height
39
Width
38.5
Dimension Notes
formato: irregular
41x41 (S)
Annotation
Signed at bottom right edge "Portinari". Undated
Annotation Exhibition
On reverse, label "EXHIBITED AT THE PAN AMERICAN UNION, Washington, D.C. Date: july 1947”.
Annotation Others
On back of mat, stamps "4490” and "Negatives in series US Z 62”; inscription "21844”. On reverse, label "Portinari, Candido The Discovery of Gold Preliminary drawing of the mural in the Hispanic Foundation Library of Congress gouache 41.3 x 41.3cm 1941”; inscription "Gift of Candido Portinari apr. 6. 1942”.
