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Title
Mula sem Cabeça
Description
Composition in black and white. Parallel, tangled and rapid lines. It depicts children playing headless mule. In the center of the composition, headless mule, turned to the left. The animal has no head, has big mane flowing, tail almost horizontally, front legs forward and back to back, as if he were riding and given a big jump, seemingly suspended in the air. Scattered throughout composition, eight children fleeing animal. Under the animal, and on the right, two children crouched hidden behind bushes. In the background, on the right, a child behind a tree and the other hidden behind larger foliage. On the third level, a child running to the left, trying to hold on tree branch, looking back. At the center, children running to the right. On the right, boy hanging from tree. Ground lines and background in parallel with tangled lines suggesting leaves.
Author
Candido PortinariPerson
Themes
Related Event
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Art Form
DrawingArtFormType
Art Medium
lead pencilArtMediumType
Artwork Surface
paperArtworkSurfaceType
Height
34
Width
46
Dimension Notes
precisão: aproximadas
Annotation
Signed and dated at bottom left "Portinari 57"
