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Title
Earthquake
Description
Composition in gray tones, earthy, green, blue, black, ochre, yellow and violet. Rough and thick texture. Composition representing two black, one sitting and walking another, against background suggesting constructions. The two women are fat, one is on the left from the center of the composition, from the front, sitting in what would be a ladder two steps. He has the on the right arm up and folded over the head face with facial features indicated; wears yellow dress violet balls and is barefoot. The other is black on the right of the composition, standing with his back. It has long hair, it is the on the left arm up and folded, wear light green dress balls in darker and is also barefoot. The black who sits suggests being on the threshold of a door that is part of building brick behind it. To the right of the composition, the background, another suggestion windowless building, looking up at the upper edge of the support, of blue sky.
Location Created
Author
Candido PortinariPerson
Themes
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Art Form
PaintingArtFormType
Art Medium
oil and sandArtMediumType
Artwork Surface
canvasArtworkSurfaceType
Height
46
Width
54
Annotation
Signed and dated in bottom left corner "PORTINARI 1939"
Annotation Family
On reverse, inscription by Maria Portinari "OB”.
Annotation Exhibition
On stretcher, part of torn label "CARNEGIE INSTITUTE PITTSBURGH PENNSYLVANIA Earthquake Oil Painting”.
