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Black Mother

Candido Portinari1939

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in tones earthy, gray, black, white, green, violet, rose and blue. Rough texture and marked brushstrokes. Black woman sitting holding baby in her arms, against background with abstract-geometric shapes highlighting the top on the right a gourd. In the center occupying almost the entire height of the composition, fat black sitting with her legs open, head tilted to the left and down toward a baby lying on her lap. It has long kinky hair and facial features suggested. wears dress that had taken-fall with blue, long dots to his knees, looking up thick legs and bare feet. The baby is leaning against the black's lap, naked, head on the left, front face and legs on the right. Background: on the left, kind of resting frame on the floor; on the right, greenish stain and other abstract-geometric shapes and high, a gourd on the ground tone.

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  • Title: Black Mother
  • 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: 1939
  • Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w46 x h38cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: social:ethnic groups:Black, human figure:child, human figure:woman, diverse:recurring elements:gourd
  • Technique: oil and sand
  • Signature: Signed and dated in bottom left corner "PORTINARI 1939"
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 1500
  • Inscription: On reverse, inscription by Maria Portinari "OB”.. On reverse, stamps "Ministério da Educação e Saúde” and "Museu Nacional de Belas Artes”. On stretcher, torn labels "Galerie Charpentier” and "Carnegie Institute of Pittsburgh Pennsylvania ‘Black Mummy’ Oil Painting by Candido Portinari Owned by the artist – Catalogue nº 28 – Museum of Modern Art nº 40.4160 – Portinari Nº 39"; round stamp "GARE DE LYON – DOUANE DE PARIS”. On back of frame, label from Transportadora Fink.
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-1021
Projeto Portinari

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