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Title
Carajá Indian Woman
Description
Composition in ochre, rose, green, lilac, blue, earthy, black and white. Thick and rough texture. Composition representing India Caraja seated occupying almost the entire area of the composition, geometrical areas superimposed on the figure and setting the background. The figure seems to be sitting in the dark area, on the sands of a beach; she is 3/4 toward the on the right, with straight legs and bare feet. He has dark hair, smooth and bangs on the forehead, defined facial features and naked round breasts. Her hands are in her lap and suggest be sloughing off a fish that is inside of a bowl, which is resting on your thighs. Suggested to be a skirt fiber or straw that are lying on the right. On the ground that it would be the beach, brand several pairs of feet, as if they were on the left in the sand prints. Geometrized background in lilac tone to the left, blue and yellow in the center on the right. Clear rectilinear tracks cross the composition, including India, in different directions.
Location Created
Author
Candido PortinariPerson
Themes
Related Event
2
Related Document
6
Art Form
PaintingArtFormType
Art Medium
oilArtMediumType
Artwork Surface
woodArtworkSurfaceType
Height
100
Width
81
Annotation
Signed and dated at bottom right edge "PORTINARI 59"
