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Bride and Groom

Candido Portinari1947

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in blue tones, white, violet, green, yellow, black and red. Texture unidentified. It depicts newlywed couple in the midst of the open lanscape. The couple is in the center of the composition, standing in front and both have dark complexion. The woman is on the left holding the on the right hand a bouquet, with the flexed arm up and on the left arm passes inside the man's on the right arm. She wears a headscarf and dress-neck "U" white, long sleeves, full skirt, at the time of the shins and high heels and pointy. It seems to wear ornament in front of the hair and collar; has round eyes with big black pupils and red lips closed. The man is on the right, has oval face, big eyes, facing right, on the right arm flexed, on the left along the body, on the left foot forward and on the right to on the right. wears yellow hat with black spots, dark tie, white shirt with a high collar, white suit with black buttons and shoes in red tone. The bride and groom are standing on a path in violet tone following behind them in perspective to the bottom side has vegetation suggestion. Background representing the sky in shades of blue, occupying 3/4 of the composition.

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  • Title: Bride and Groom
  • 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: 1947
  • Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w38.5 x h47cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: social:ethnic groups:Black, human figure:couple
  • Technique: oil
  • Signature: Signed and dated in bottom left corner "PORTINARI 947"
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 4790
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-2570
Projeto Portinari

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