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Gravura ➔ Woodcut

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Identifier:
MusA-453
Description
Engraving, coloured in cadmium light red and white, with deeply tribal and rudimentary figurative motifs. Framed in red, the background is mixed with red and white strokes, similar to a straw weave. There is a visual confrontation between two naked women, both standing, interrupted by a man who is also naked. The author emphasises the voluptuous forms of the women, as well as showing a certain degree of detail in the representation of the man's genitals, compared to the rudimentary nature of the rest of the work.
The human figures cover the height of the engraving, outlined in white and saturated in red. Both women have bird-like faces, without noses and with long beaks replacing their lips. Their hair forms a wavy crest, starting at the top of the skull and ending near the neck. Without arms, they have a physiognomy similar to the one depicted in engraving UA-ML-G-82.
The woman drawn in the left half of the engraving is in profile, facing to the right, with her right leg slightly bent and her right buttock exaggeratedly prominent. The man's right arm is draped over her left shoulder, with the forearm falling halfway down her back.
The second woman drawn in the right half of the picture is looking to the left, with her body in a frontal position. Developed hips and robust legs, small breasts and well-contoured nipples. Her body is similar to a bowling pin.

The naked man is facing the centre of the picture, maintaining a dominant attitude towards the two women.
His face is similar to an African warrior's mask, with two long, sharp horns protruding from it.
The ears separate from the face, framing it from the forehead to the chin. The eyes are round, the tip of the nose is represented by two thick, straight lines, parallel to each other, which end with two wide wings and the mouth is slit to reveal the teeth in a menacing smile. The left hand is hidden behind the woman's buttocks. Despite the centrality of the male, his role is ridiculed. While at first glance he assumes a manly role, surrounded by females, he is nevertheless represented as an insignificant and underdeveloped sex, centralised in the print.
 
Dimensões
76 cm; height;56 cm; width
Date
1973
Internal Notes
60 euros. N.º de série 197/200 http://www.bestnetleiloes.com/pt/leiloes/arte-e-livros-47/hein-semke Descrição da assinatura, Hein Semke 73. Descrição das marcas, "55/200" "Hein Semke 73"
Languages
Portuguese
English
Rights Holder
Universidade de Aveiro
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Type
CC BY
Related people
Sociedade Cooperativa de Gravadores Portugueses (editor)
Hein Semke (1899-1995) (author signature)
Related place
Lisbon (national district) (was created at)
Related Term
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Engraving (depicts)
Contemporary art (depicts)
UA University cooperation (depicts)