Wild Beast

Candido Portinari 1955

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in black tones, white and red ochre. Contour lines, dotted and some shaded. Study facing feline head with open jaws and the four clearly visible canines. They are also seen the tips of the ears, nostrils and eyes, and the well represented. In the lower on the left corner of the composition, feline paw sketch with three claws well defined.

Details

Title: Wild Beast
Creator Lifespan: 1903-12-29 - 1962-12-06
Creator Nationality: Brazilian
Creator Gender: Male
Creator Death Place: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Creator Birth Place: Brodowski, São Paulo, Brazil
Date: 1955
Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
Physical Dimensions: w20 x h27cm without frame
Provenance: João Candido Portinari
Rights: João Candido Portinari
External Link: Projeto Portinari
Theme: Nature:Animals:wild animal
Technique: lead pencil , sanguine
Signature: Signed and dated at bottom right "Portinari 55"
Painter: Candido Portinari
Number: FCO 316
Inscription: Inscription at bottom right "guerra O.N.U.”. On reverse, authentication and inscriptions by Maria Portinari "DN 571” and "Nº 763”.
Function: Study for the panel �War� [FCO 3799]
Catalogue Raisonné: CR-3634

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