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Bahian Women

Candido Portinari1956

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in ochre, gray, blue, earthy, black and orange. Smooth texture, predominant, and thick in the hand of one of Bahia. Three Bahia occupying almost the entire vertical area of ​​support, against geometrized background. The figures are slightly on the right of center, facing the middle of the sitting and the other two standing behind her. The Bahian center has the fully geared head up, his on the left arm resting on his lap and crossed on the right in front of him, his hand holding the Bahia on the left arm that surrounds behind. The legs are apart, feet facing out, in second position. wear collar, rotated dress, handles, represented in rectangles of various sizes, has a cloth-of-coast striped in blue and orange dangling from his on the left shoulder and clogs pants high heels. The Bahia from the on the left is behind this holding her arms is her head bent forward, using little hat, dress had taken that-fall run, cloth-of-coast on the left shoulder, bracelets and rings in on the right arm and hand - represented with thick texture - and pointed shoe orange. Beside this, on the right, another Bahian, with darker skin than the others, arms raised at face level, holding in his on the right hand a blue comb. He has short black hair on the left and long on the right eyes represented by two black circles, and other facial features just suggested. Moon representation in the upper on the left corner. Geometrized background in wide areas.

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  • Title: Bahian Women
  • 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: 1956
  • Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w149 x h199cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: Brazilian Culture:popular types:Baiana, human figure:group:women
  • Technique: oil
  • Signature: Signed and dated at bottom right "PORTINARI 56"
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 2558
  • Function: Work executed to decorate the headquarters of the “O Cruzeiro” magazine, Rio de Janeiro, RJ. Work designed by architect Oscar Niemeyer.. Brazilian Scenes Series
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-3791
Projeto Portinari

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