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Composition in tones rose, red, blue, orange, green, yellow, black and white. Smooth texture and contour lines. It depicts figure dressed in the costume of Bumba-meu-boi. The figure is standing in front, his head turned to the right, stylized hand with the on the right arm away from the body, on the left bent up and legs apart. wears ox head mask with horns, cover in blue tones, white, red and rose and sticky clothes long sleeve tones rose, yellow, blue, green and orange and suggests using sneakers. Plain white background.

Details

  • Title: Bumba-Meu-Boi
  • 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: 1944
  • Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w17.5 x h25.5cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: Brazilian Culture:popular celebrations:Bumba-meu-boi
  • Technique: watercolor, lead pencil
  • Signature: Initialed at bottom right "CP". Undated
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 4977
  • Notes: Support affixed to cardboard.
  • Inscription: On cardboard, scribblings; inscriptions "THE BULL”, "SOUVENIR BOOK (Yara)”, "3 1/2”, "nº 5” and "44”. On reverse, inscriptions "1 Bordes” and "1st. scene”.
  • Function: Costume design for the Iara Ballet
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-2125

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