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Title
Mate Herb
Description
Composition in black and white. Predominance of contour lines. Support with squares, the graphite, featuring the design for expansion. Study representing yerba mate harvest It depicts. In the foreground, on the left, man figure holding yerba mate branch, and in front of a severed tree trunk and a gourd; on the right figure back foreman, slightly turned to the left, wearing a hat and boots. In the background, the center, kind of down surrounded with leaves suggestion inside. On the third level, the center, two men working in a forest.
Location Created
Author
Candido PortinariPerson
Themes
Artwork Function
Small-scale cartoonArtworkFunctionType
Artwork Function Description
Small-scale cartoon for the mural painting Mate Herb [FCO 1754]
Art Form
DrawingArtFormType
Art Medium
lead pencilArtMediumType
Artwork Surface
paperArtworkSurfaceType
Certificate
476
DN Number
475
Height
15
Width
14
Annotation
Stamped signature at bottom right edge "Portinari*". Undated
Annotation Family
On reverse, lines possibly by the artist; authentication and inscriptions by Maria Portinari "DN 475” and "Nº 118”.
