General Info
Title
Figures on Street
Description
Composition in black and white. Contour lines and fast. It depicts people in a street, looking a man. In the foreground, underbrush with butterflies flying over it and a dog walking to the left with the head turned to the right. In the background, man standing back to back and with legs apart; It wears overcoat and top hat, with hands clasped behind. To the right of people standing group without defined facial features. A man on the left the group mainly wears and another on the right, seems to wear kind of kilt, is shirtless, barefoot and back. The rest of the figures are behind them, distinguishing a woman with long dress. In the background, on the left, kid standing. Transverse line from the left to the right, tapering to the right, like the stroke of a street. Semicircular loose lines make up the background of the composition.
Author
Candido PortinariPerson
Function
Artwork Function
IllustrationArtworkFunctionType
Artwork Function Description
Illustration no. 45 for the book Memorias posthumas de Braz Cubas, by Machado de Assis
Support and Technique
Art Form
DrawingArtFormType
Art Medium
India ink penArtMediumType
Artwork Surface
paperArtworkSurfaceType
Collection
Collection
Coleção DesconhecidaCollection
Signature and annotation
Annotation
Unsigned and undated
Other info
Status
Não localizadaVisual Artwork Status
Relations
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