FCO-4019

Fish with Human FaceExecuted to

[1942]

code

FCO-4019

CR Number

1607

dimensions

6000 x 1200 cm

Art Form

Panel

Art Medium

tiles

Artwork Surface

combined medium and support
Is Part Of

EMPTY LABEL

Title
Fish with Human Face
Description
Composition in blue tones, black and white. Contour lines and some shaded. Tile panel (disassembled) representing fish - lozenges suggesting inserted into the meshes of a net - distributed symmetrically, each profile to the right, against white and bluish background. The animal is well rounded, has fins on the back and belly, well-defined, as well as on the tail. It has eye round and straight mouth suggesting human face. Five parallel sinuous lines in the vertical and define the scales.
Themes
Related Document7
Artwork Function
Executed toArtworkFunctionType
Artwork Function Description
Work was executed for an external wall of the Palácio Gustavo Capanema, but was dismounted by order of Minister Gustavo Capanema. The tiles were kept in one of the building’s storage rooms until they were found in 1982. They were then provisionally arranged according to the numbering on the back
Art Form
PanelArtFormType
Art Medium
tilesArtMediumType
Artwork Surface
combined medium and supportArtworkSurfaceType
Collection
Palácio Gustavo Capanema adquirida do artista, sob encomendaCollection
Height
6000
Width
1200
Dimension Notes
15 x 15 (azulejos)
Annotation
Unsigned and undated

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