Lot 144
  • 144

Cândido Portinari (1903 - 1962)

Estimate
35,000 - 45,000 USD
bidding is closed

Description

  • Cândido Portinari
  • Cortadores de Madeira
  • signed lower left
  • graphite on paper
  • 12 3/8 by 18 1/2 in.
  • 31.5 by 47 cm
  • Executed circa 1957.

Provenance

The Flank Collection, São Paulo
Private Collection, São Paulo

Exhibited

São Paulo, Casa do Artista Plástico, Portinari: 58 Drawings, April, 1961, p. 3, illustrated

Literature

"Exposição de Portinari na Casa do Artista Plástico," Diário da Noite, April 12, 1961, illustrated
José Geraldo Vieira, "Portinari hoje em São Paulo," Folha de S. Paulo, April 14, 1961, illustrated
Projeto Portinari, Cândido Portinari: Catálogo Raisonné/Catalogue Raisonné, Volume I, Rio de Janeiro, 2004, no. 4144, FCO 3007, p. 279, illustrated

Condition

This work is in generally good condition considering its age. The paper is taped to the mat. The medium is stable overall. Foxing is scattered throughout--this is most visible on the reverse of the paper.
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