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A Small Group of Indians

Candido Portinari1959

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in blue, green, violet, lilac tones, gray, black, earthy, orange, red and rose. Smooth texture. Indian group representation in different positions. In the foreground on the left, seated figure in profile to the right, with his face forward and upward toward the figure standing, facing, leaning on his back. On the right, three figures: the front, sitting in profile to the right, with the head turned back; behind this, two more figures poorly defined, with the back of his on the left and with her hair tied in two braids. In the background on the left front of indium using brimmed hat and striped blanket over his shoulders and on the right, cue other figures. In the third level, on the left, succession heads in perspective to the bottom and on the right grid representation.

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  • Title: A Small Group of Indians
  • 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: 1959
  • Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w19 x h25cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: social:ethnic groups:Indian, human figure:figure, human figure:group
  • Technique: oil
  • Signature: Signed and dated at bottom right edge "PORTINARI 959"
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 3366
  • Function: Illustration no. 6 for the novel “La Puissance et la gloire,” from the book “Romans,” by Graham Greene
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-4578
Projeto Portinari

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