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Title
Cangaceiro and His Brother
Description
Composition in tones orange, earthy, ochre, blue, red and gray. Smooth texture. Composition depicting two men in the open lanscape, with stakes, clumps, a pole and boulders; the background hills and blue sky. In the foreground, to the right of center, two men next to each other. The on the left standing, facing and looks young. Has the hair and facial features suggested, is to slightly turned upside down and seems to look at the figure standing at his side. Is with the naked torso, wears a kind of draping skirt suggested in red tone with clear quadrangular spots. It arms along the body and holding the on the left grip with the on the right hand; She stands with her legs apart and bare feet. The on the right is standing, almost in profile to the left, has gray hair and facial features well defined profile. wear clothing comprised of geometrical areas and gray tones earthy has arms alongside the body and bare feet slightly apart.
Location Created
Author
Candido PortinariPerson
Themes
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Artwork Function
IllustrationArtworkFunctionType
Artwork Function Description
Illustration no. 14 for the novel Cangaceiros, by José Lins do Rego
Art Form
PaintingArtFormType
Art Medium
Artwork Surface
chipboardArtworkSurfaceType
Technique
Support cut out by the artist.
Height
30
Width
35
Dimension Notes
precisão: aproximadas
Annotation
Signed and dated at bottom right "Portinari 1951"
