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Bandeirantes

Candido Portinari1956

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in tones earthy, green, black, ochre and orange. Smooth and thick texture on the face of the figures. Composition representing three Girl Scout group and a black, standing in geometrized area suggesting forest penetrated by sunshine. The group is to the right of center of the area of ​​the composition. The figure is ahead, has suggested facial features and beard; brimmed hat wears up, a kind of garment at the waist and fastened long boots to the mid-thigh. It has bent the on the right arm and on the left across the chest along the body holding vertically a long rifle. More to the right and a little further back, another pioneer beard wearing light green clothes, belt in which are stuck a sword and a glove and pants high boots. He folded on the left arm with hand on the face, horizontally as if to see better. Behind this figure, more to the left, head of another pioneer whose body is covered by two people who are in front. His face is defined as seeing yourself clearly their facial features, beard and mustache. To your on the right, behind the first pioneer, black back wearing blue clothes and barefoot. His head is turned to the left and has indicated facial features. Fund and geometrized floor with regular and dark bands forms across the entire height of the composition suggesting the trunks of trees in a forest among which one sees light areas of green, yellow and blue light suggesting.

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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: 1956
  • Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w169 x h199cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: historical themes:historical scenes:explorers, historical themes:characters:explorers, Nature:landscape:forest, human figure:group:men
  • Technique: oil
  • Signature: Signed and dated at bottom right "PORTINARI 56"
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 2553
  • 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-3807
Projeto Portinari

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