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Abstract

Candido Portinari1958

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in red, black and white tones. Contour lines, winding and tangled. Non-figurative representation amoeboid shapes with rectangular horizontal support and rectangular forms in the middle and lower perspective people watching it. Some areas are filled with lines in red. Outside the rectangle, widthwise, on top, the inscription "16x4". Three people standing in front of the composition of watching her. All four edges, straight lines to the front, as if the composition were at the bottom of a room. Squiggles loose for all the support.

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  • 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: 1958
  • Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w28 x h21.7cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: non-figurative
  • Technique: lead pencil , colored pencil
  • Signature: Unsigned and undated
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 5410
  • Inscription: Inscription in middle of top edge "16 x 4”
  • Function: Sketch for the painting “Quartering of Felipe dos Santos”.
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-4284
Projeto Portinari

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