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Title
Zé Brasil
Description
Composition in black and white. Contour lines and tangled. man's head in the center of the composition, against background with fence and vegetation. The head faces, turned slightly to the left; has thin face, almond-shaped eyes, long nose, lips parted and we see the beginning of the neck. Wearing a hat, appearing to be straw, with flap. On the left, some fence posts with barbed wire in perspective for background. On the right angled stakes. Ground with undergrowth.
Location Created
Author
Candido PortinariPerson
Themes
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Artwork Function
IllustrationArtworkFunctionType
Artwork Function Description
Illustration no. 2 for the book Zé Brasil, by Monteiro Lobato
Art Form
DrawingArtFormType
Art Medium
India ink penArtMediumType
Artwork Surface
paperArtworkSurfaceType
Collection
Museu de Arte Contemporânea de Pernambuco adquirida pelo Governo do Estado de Pernambuco, em 1982Collection
Height
12.5
Width
19.5
Dimension Notes
29.5x37 (S)
Annotation
Signed at bottom right edge "Portinari". Undated
