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Bandeirantes

Candido Portinari1960

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in lilac tones, blue, green, gray, rose, ochre, white and black. Smooth texture, marked strokes, geometrical areas composing the background and interfering in the composition. Composition representing four men on white horses, side by side, in profile to the right, against the background composed of geometrical areas lilac, blue and green, from the left to the right. The first wears skullcap on his head, has the facial features suggested in profile, is with the on the right arm stretched forward and with the index finger pointing to the front. Your horse is with front on the left paw raised. The second kind wears cap adjusted to the head, has suggested facial features, your horse is with the head and the front on the left paw raised. The third wears wide-brimmed hat high canopy without facial features, your horse is with the head turned slightly to the right and the on the left front leg up. The room also seems to wear cap adjusted to the head, has the slightly suggested facial features and your horse is with the head turned slightly upward. Basically, quadrangular areas of overlapping tones and overlapping throughout the composition: on the left, lilac; in the center, darker blue and on the right green.

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  • Title: Bandeirantes
  • 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: 1960
  • Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w46 x h38.5cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: historical themes:characters:explorers, Nature:Animals:horse, human figure:group:men
  • Technique: oil
  • Signature: Signed and dated at bottom right "PORTINARI 60"
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 4462
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-4711
Projeto Portinari

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