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Acrobats

Candido Portinari1958

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in yellow, blue, gray, green, ochre, earthy, white and black. Rough texture and marked brushstrokes. It depicts boys planting banana against geometrized background. The boy on the left is resting on the floor with the palm of his on the right hand, and the stretched on the left to on the left, feet up, leaning to the right. He has dark hair, facial features suggested, with the head slightly forward, wears shorts and shirt in light colors, and suggests being barefoot. The boy on the right is supported in both hands and his head on the floor, is seen on his back, legs straight up, wear shirt and light pants. Yellow background with geometrized area toward the boys

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  • Title: Acrobats
  • 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: w76 x h62cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: Brazilian Culture:children's games:play:somersault, human figure:group:children
  • Technique: oil
  • Signature: Signed and dated in bottom right corner "PORTINARI 58 RIO"
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 4869
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-4313
Projeto Portinari

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