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Title
The Mothers’ Wrath
Description
Composition in black and white. Contour lines and quick strokes. It depicts wrath of mothers, where you see women, children, objects and animals, represented with deliberate significant deformation. On the right woman turned to the left with the on the right arm raised and the other out of the same side, at the height of breasts, suggested facial features, esvoaçados hair, drooping breasts and lower body undefined. At the bottom circle appearing to contain within a body. On the right side parts that appear to be bodies of children and, above, the head of a child and another horizontally, his body arched, as if he holds it up by the arms of the previous child. On the left, an animal that looks like an eagle, as if dressed, with his on the left arm stretched to the right. Below the animal, three circles. The first from the left to the right, is in undefined objects, the second one upside down and the third, a cart wheel or a bicycle. At the top, an umbrella, with oval shape in the cable. Background with buildings suggestion.
Location Created
Author
Candido PortinariPerson
Themes
Related Event
6
Related Document
4
Artwork Function
StudyArtworkFunctionType
Artwork Function Description
Study for the panel The Last Bulwark [FCO 2736]
Art Form
DrawingArtFormType
Art Medium
lead pencilArtMediumType
Artwork Surface
cardboardArtworkSurfaceType
Certificate
1224
Previous Collection
Height
19
Width
28
Annotation
Signed and dated in bottom right corner "Portinari 44"
Annotation Family
On reverse, lines possibly by the artist.
Notes
Work signed and dated later.
