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Title
Cowboys from the Northeast
Description
Composition in tones earthy, ochre, blue, green, black, white, rose, purple and red. Smooth texture. Three Cowboys at the center of the composition, a dog and a pestle, and dimmed geometrized against background. The three men are standing and close together: the middle of the front, behind the rest who are 3/4 facing the center. The on the left man's on the right hand and the on the left of the on the right are raised at chest height and represented in gray. All are with legs apart and colorful feet without defining fingers or shoes. Wear hat and typical cowboys clothes in strong colors: the on the left wears clothes wine, the middle rose with black accents and the earthy on the right. In the background, to the right of the group, standing and facing a black dog with the pupil and the language represented in red. In the third level, behind the dog, a tall pylon. In the upper on the right half moon of representation; on the floor, covering the area where the group, the dog and pestle, a rectangle on the ground, like a carpet; geometric area in bright shade behind the figures and geometrized background in faded tones in the rest of the composition.
Location Created
Author
Candido PortinariPerson
About
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Function
Artwork Function
Executed toArtworkFunctionType
Artwork Function Description
Work executed to decorate the headquarters of the O Cruzeiro magazine, Rio de Janeiro, RJ. Work designed by architect Oscar Niemeyer.
Support and Technique
Collection
Collection
Previous Collection
Diários Associados adquirida do artista sob encomenda feita por Assis Chateaubriand, em 1954Collection
Dimensions
Height
199
Width
149
Dimension Notes
precisão: aproximadas
Signature and annotation
Annotation
Signed and dated in bottom right corner "PORTINARI 54"
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