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Title
Rubber
Description
Composition in black and white. Quick and tangled lines. It depicts three men working in rubber plantation. On the left, crouching man, facing right, holding with both hands container that carries the head. In the center of the composition, back man down, sitting on the left leg snapping latex from rubber trees with an ax to cut the trunk, on the right hand and a pot on the left hand. The third tapper, on the left, holds a stick that has a rubber tip on the acorn, apparently already passed the cooking process. Behind the man, cone where it puts the fire for cooking latex. On the right, a tree trunk. Floor with quick and tangled lines.
Location Created
Author
Candido PortinariPerson
Themes
Related Event
5
Related Document
13
Artwork Function
IllustrationArtworkFunctionType
Artwork Function Description
Illustration for the November page of Panair do Brasil's 1955 calendar.
Art Form
DrawingArtFormType
Art Medium
lead pencilArtMediumType
Artwork Surface
paperArtworkSurfaceType
Height
30.9
Width
43.1
Annotation
Signed and dated at bottom right "Portinari 948"
