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Shantytown

Candido Portinari1960

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in blue tones, yellow, orange, white, green, and ochre earthy. Smooth texture. Composition representing slum hill, occupying the entire area of ​​support. Geometric areas define the hill and the slum and create contrasts of light and shadow. On the hill from the center sees clear white area as if it were being lit by sun overhead. In the foreground on the left, we see a small India Carajá and on the right of center, two figures, one leaning on the sill of a window of the shacks. At the bottom, on the left and on the right, two geometrical areas in lighter shades suggest part of the sky in clear day, and the on the left side edge of the composition, it is seen indication skyscraper.

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  • Title: Shantytown
  • 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: 1960
  • Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w15.5 x h19.5cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: social:shanty town, social:ethnic groups:Indian, human figure:figure, human figure:woman
  • Technique: gouache
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 3702
  • Inscription: Signed and dated in dedication in bottom left corner "PARA EUGENIO FRATERNALMENTE PORTINARI 60”
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-4688
Projeto Portinari

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