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General Info
Title
The Indians
Description
Composition in tones earthy, green, yellow, ochre, violet, lilac, blue and white. Texture unidentified. Fight It depicts in the forest between pioneers and indigenous. In the foreground to the left of center, half-length back man wielding rifle against the indigenous who are in front of more in the background. He wears plaid shirt in lilac and violet tones, seeing it early blue pants. On the right snake curled up and behind, big snake head, stretched to the left. On the left, goat which sees half of the body. Further down, another man wielding rifle, kneeling on one leg and profile to the right. In a clearing, crowd of indigenous, especially a front, pointing to a headless man tied upside down on tree trunk. Throughout the composition, tree trunks and ground represented with rectangular and irregular geometric shapes.
Location Created
Author
Candido PortinariPerson
Relations
Related Event15
Related Document12
Function
Artwork Function
IllustrationArtworkFunctionType
Artwork Function Description
Illustration no. 11 for the book A selva, by Ferreira de Castro
Support and Technique
Dimensions
Height
19.2
Width
15
Signature and annotation
Annotation
Signed and dated at bottom left edge "PORTINARI 55"
Annotation Exhibition
On reverse, stamps from the exhibition in Milan and the Ministério da Educação e Cultura; inscription "[illegible]slováquia”
