Lot Essay
This gouache is a study for the mural Borracha, executed by Portinari between 1936 and 1944. Borracha refers to the making of rubber from the rubber tree, which was an important crop in Northeastern Brazil.
Borracha
Details
Candido Portinari (1903-1962)
Borracha
signed twice lower right
gouache and pencil on paper
15¾ x 16in. (40 x 41cm.)
Painted ca. 1936
Borracha
signed twice lower right
gouache and pencil on paper
15¾ x 16in. (40 x 41cm.)
Painted ca. 1936
Provenance
Acquired from the artist