FCO-4454 - Lassoing Cattle [Ilustração] | Artwork

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Lassoing Cattle

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Composition in green tones, yellow, ochre, earthy and black. Smooth, slightly thicker in the figures and in cattle. Composition depicting two figures roping steer, amidst the open lanscape and suggested gourd. To the left of center, standing steer, front, with fallen head to the right, being pulled by one of the cowboys. The bull has horns, ears, eyes and nostrils well defined and has the body composed of slightly quadrangular areas in several overlapping tones. Cowboy from the left, standing, front, wearing a hat and dress clothes in green tones. It's on the right arm raised and pulling a tightrope, which is tied to a vertical trunk, on the right in the center of the composition. Has apart and legs bent, as if making power and step on the rope with his on the left foot. Part of the end of the rope describes an arabesque on the floor. The on the right man also wearing a hat and standing with arms outstretched pulling the tail of the Ox. Has suggested facial features, wears clothes in ochre, you are with the on the right leg bent forward and stretched on the left behind, as if it were force. He is with his bare on the left foot and the on the right painted blue. The floor is divided into two areas; The first is light yellow in hue, where a gourd to the right of center of the composition. The second, in ochre tones, background makes the composition and where shadows are represented in darker shades of light from the on the left. The background is pale green tones, a little darker on the right of the composition.

Location Created

UruguaiMontevidéuPlace

Author

Candido PortinariPerson

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socialworking sceneslassoing cattleSubject

socialworkerscowboySubject

natureanimalsoxSubject

Human FiguremanSubject

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