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Title
Shantytown
Description
Composition in black and white. Contour lines and some shaded. Composition representing three black boys looking to the seabed and favela. In the foreground, on the right, chicken standing in profile to the right; on the left, a tree log. In the background, on the right of center, three black boys, standing, squalid; all have defined facial features looking up prominent heads and thick lips characteristic of the breed; one faces a profile to the left and the third 3/4 facing right; more to the small coconut on the right. In the background, on the left, sea, watching a small boat floating and skyline with islands; the center and on the right small elevation with multiple randomized defining sheds slum. Projection shadows suggests that enlightenment comes from the on the left.
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Author
Candido PortinariPerson
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Function
Artwork Function
StudyArtworkFunctionType
Artwork Function Description
Study for the painting Slum [FCO 4053]
Support and Technique
Dimensions
Height
23.5
Width
32.5
Signature and annotation
Annotation
Unsigned and undated
Annotation Family
On reverse, inscriptions by Luiz Portinari, the artist’s brother, "Favela desenho executado por meu irmão Candido Portinari a lápis” and "42 5 x 35”.
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