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Title
Winnowing Coffee
Description
Composition in black and white. Contour lines, tangled and shaded. It depicts Three farmers working in the coffee harvest. In the foreground, on the left, front woman, squatting on bunch of coffee, holding sieve with both hands. Beside her, bag full of coffee. In the center of the composition, front woman, legs apart and arms raised holding sieve on both sides, throwing the coffee up. Behind her, bags of coffee stacking. On the right man tilted to the left, lifting bag from the floor. Behind the man on the right, three tree trunks, and in the middle, leaning wooden ladder. In the bottom on the left, coffee shrubs and a back farmer working in the bush room from the left to the right.
Location Created
Author
Candido PortinariPerson
Themes
Related Event
5
Related Document
21
Artwork Function
IllustrationArtworkFunctionType
Artwork Function Description
Illustration for the August page of Panair do Brasil's 1955 calendar.
Art Form
DrawingArtFormType
Art Medium
medium unidentifiedArtMediumType
Artwork Surface
support unidentifiedArtworkSurfaceType
Height
35
Width
45
Dimension Notes
precisão: estimadas
Annotation
Signed and dated at bottom right edge "Portinari 954"
Status
Não levantadaVisual Artwork Status
