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Composition unidentified tones. Texture unidentified. Abstract composition represented by amoeboid every form filled with diamonds, suggesting tile grid, which have within knotted cords. The shape is contoured with amoeboid online darker. The internal area of ​​the shape is all divided into regular diamonds, within which we meet. To the left of amoeboid shape, sees rope with node and within the loop, an area in dark tone, as if it were an object stuck in it. On the right, five elements with shaded suggesting snails in perspective on the right. Background of the whole composition is divided into lozenges winding traces in contrast to the straight line within the amoeboid area. These lozenges are filled with quick dashes, which sometimes suggest vegetation and sometimes human figure. Fund geometrized, light and dark areas.

Details

  • Title: Abstract
  • 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: 1941
  • Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w218 x h155cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: non-figurative
  • Technique: gouache
  • Signature: Unsigned and undated
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 4063
  • Function: Small-scale color sketch, not used, for the tile panel “Shells and Seahorses” [FCO 1768].
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-1462

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