EMPTY LABEL
Title
Execution
Description
Composition in black and white. Contour lines, broken and scraped. Shooting It depicts near a cemetery. In the foreground, to the left soldier, standing in profile to the right, using typical Mexican hat, crossed bandoliers chest and holding with both hands a rifle diagonally, pointing toward the platoon rifles that is to the right of composition. Squad find themselves only four soldiers identified by hats, cartridge belts and rifles. They are side by side and take aim their weapons in man's direction is of folded hands on his knees. Behind the condemned sees high wall where they are resting some buzzards and behind which are the tombs of the cemetery. At the end of the wall to the right, one sees curious group who observe the It depicts.
Location Created
Author
Candido PortinariPerson
Related Event
Related Document6
Artwork Function
StudyArtworkFunctionType
Artwork Function Description
Study, not used, for illustration of the novel La Puissance et la gloire, by Graham Greene
Art Form
DrawingArtFormType
Art Medium
India ink penArtMediumType
Artwork Surface
paperArtworkSurfaceType
Height
25.3
Width
18.8
Annotation
Signed and dated at bottom right "Portinari 59"
