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Carajá Indian Woman

Candido Portinari1956

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition unidentified tones. Texture unidentified. Indian Representation Carajá against background in light and dark tone. India is at the center of the composition, from the front, and is represented by two isosceles triangles, one on top of another vertex. In each triangle there is the representation of mouth and eyes. In the upper body and the eyes are square at the bottom and lozenges are burners are rectangular. Hair represented by two dark bands with the tips facing to the right. It feet out, with the on the left edge thinner, suggesting a stick handle. Background in light and dark tone divided by cross-border, which cuts the composition of the lower on the left to the upper on the right corner.

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  • Title: Carajá Indian Woman
  • 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
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: social:ethnic groups:Indian, human figure:woman
  • Technique: medium unidentified
  • Signature: Signed and dated in bottom left corner "PORTINARI 56"
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 4956
  • Function: Illustration for poster and invitation. Poster and invitation to the famous �Baile de Gala� at the Municipal Theater in Rio de Janeiro, RJ, during carnival
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-3727
Projeto Portinari

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