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Title
Dead Woman
Description
Composition in tones earthy, yellow, rose, ochre, black, white, blue, green and red. Texture unidentified. It depicts dead woman being veiled. The scene is seen through what seems to be the door of a house, occupying almost the entire composition. In the center, dead woman lying rectangular table covered with white cloth. The table is in prospect for the background is yellow with red legs and has four white candles in the four corners and two figures at each end. In the foreground, two backs of women kneeling, facing the table. They have long dark hair, wearing long skirts with blue drapery, the on the left wears green shirt and the on the right shirt in gray tones and both are barefoot. At the head to the bottom, two figures with undefined facial features side by side, suggesting they were standing. Floors and earthy tone background in blue. Skirting the It depicts, the house wall where the funeral takes place in tones rose and white portal on the right.
Location Created
Author
Function
Artwork Function
IllustrationArtworkFunctionType
Artwork Function Description
Illustration no. 13 for the novel Cangaceiros, by José Lins do Rego
Support and Technique
Art Form
PaintingArtFormType
Technique
gouacheArtMediumType
Support
support unidentifiedArtworkSurfaceType
Technique
Support cut out by the artist.
Collection
Collection
Collection unknownCollection
Signature and annotation
Annotation
Signed and dated in bottom right corner "Portinari 1951"
Other info
Status
UnlocatedVisual Artwork Status
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