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Title
Brazilwood
Description
Composition in ochre, earthy, gray, blue, and green. Smooth texture with visible brush strokes. Color was used to serve as a road map in the execution of mural by setting only, large colored areas. The figures are only outlined with no defined facial features. A represents composition, various figures working with wood logs against geometrized background. In the foreground on the left figure standing, facing, holding with both hands, ax that is on top on the right. The position of the figure is who is going to trigger a coup. The figure is divided vertically in two tones: on the left, ochre and on the right earthy. In the lower on the right corner, tree trunk cut and ax on the floor. In the background, on the right, figure of a man leaning forward, in profile to the right side, legs apart through which part of a tree trunk, which is on the ground across almost the entire width of the composition. The figure, for its position, suggests that will take the trunk. On the third level, on the right, two figures striding forward, carrying on the left shoulder, tree trunk. In the background, on the left, bent figure of a man's profile to the right; on the right, front man with his on the left arm raised in the air. The fund, as well as the whole environment where the figures are all divided into regular geometric areas. Below the color project, which is pasted on card, see to the left a range of colors, numbered, and on the right, photography, glued, from design to shipping to the mural Pau-Brazil - Economic Cycle.
Location Created
Author
Candido PortinariPerson
Themes
Related Event
9
Related Document
11
Artwork Function
Small-scale color sketchArtworkFunctionType
Artwork Function Description
Small-scale color sketch for the mural painting Brazilwood [FCO 1748]
Art Form
PaintingArtFormType
Art Medium
gouacheArtMediumType
lead pencilArtMediumType
Artwork Surface
paperArtworkSurfaceType
Certificate
222
DN Number
691
Collection
Previous Collection
Height
70
Width
50
Dimension Notes
precisão: aproximadas
Annotation
Unsigned and undated
Annotation Author
Numbers on image correspond to numbers in color scale
Annotation Family
Montage by the artist on cardboard. Numbers throughout image correspond to scale of colors located at bottom left. At bottom right, photograph of the cartoon "Brazilwood” [FCO 5333]. On reverse of cardboard, authentication, and on back of frame, inscription "DN 69,” both by Maria Portinari.
