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The image displays a framed artwork, identified by an accompanying label as "Mulher e criança na roça" (Woman and child in the countryside), circa 1930, by Tarsila do Amaral (1886-1973), from the collection of Museu Lazaro Gurgel, Instituto Lazaro Gurgel - M.A.C. This places the scene in the Museu de Arte Contemporânea da Universidade de São Paulo (MAC USP) in São Paulo, Brazil. The artwork itself is a black-and-white print or drawing, rendered in a simplified, schematic style. It depicts a central, full-figured pregnant woman in a squatting or kneeling posture, facing forward. To her right, a small child sits within an open, box-like structure, appearing to interact with an object held near its chest. In the background, on the left, two indistinct, simplified human figures are partially visible, one seemingly holding a vertical staff or pole. The internal environment of the artwork is minimal, with linear indications of a ground plane. The artwork is encased within a rectangular, vertically oriented wooden frame, light brown in color with visible grain, and features a wide white mat board. The glass covering the artwork reflects grid-patterned overhead lighting fixtures. The entire frame is mounted on a plain, light cream-colored wall, indicative of an interior exhibition space, specifically an art gallery or museum.
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