FCO-5177

Festival of Saint John

[1936]

code

FCO-5177

CR Number

591

dimensions

193 x 172 cm

Art Form

Painting

Art Medium

oil

Artwork Surface

canvas
Mentions 4
Mentioned By 10

EMPTY LABEL

Title
Festival of Saint John
Description
Composition unidentified tones. Texture unidentified. It depicts men, women and children in various activities with hill in the background. In the foreground on the left woman sitting front, slightly turned to the left, with the body leaning, with his on the left arm in her lap and lowered two girls on the left. The nearest woman girl is in profile to the right and the girl on the left most faces. On the right next to the woman on the floor chest. On the right chest, little black boy standing back to back, suggesting to his on the right hand to a woman at his side. A woman is standing back to back, wears turban on his head, coast of cloth on the right shoulder, across his torso to the waist on the left and skirt. on the far right, a stage, and a girl sitting 3/4 turned to the left and behind, girl standing in front, holding black baby with the on the right arm and embedded in her waist with her legs open. She has straight short hair and wears ribbon on the head. In the background to the left, back, woman, long hair tied at the time of his neck, holding with both hands, a child who is sitting opposite, in other species higher platform than the first. Further to the right, a woman with the body leaning to the left, half hidden by the first woman foreground. In the center, behind the chest, woman standing, with the body tilted to the right stirring in a mortar. Pylon ago, another woman from the front, seen from the bust up, three quarters turned to the left, with can d'rectangular water on his head and wearing turban. At his side on the right back boy, climbing on tree trunk. In the third plane to the left, a girl on the second stage; across two poles disposed diagonally from the right to on the left and front to back. Following to the right, a man standing; two women facing with can of water on the head; a man in front, carrying bundle of wood; the floor frame to fire; another tree trunk; a woman with backpack on the head; and on the far right, three women with cloths in their hands open as if they extend them. All over the hill to the bottom, several scattered figures, trees, hillside near the center. on the far right, a big house, with tufts of vegetation in front and palm trees behind. In the background, sky range Suggested course behind the hills.
Related Event
Related Document 7
Art Form
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Art Medium
oilArtMediumType
Artwork Surface
canvasArtworkSurfaceType
Collection
Height
172
Width
193
Annotation
Unsigned and undated

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