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Candido Portinari1959

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in tones earthy, blue, white, gray, rose, green and ochre. Smooth texture in the background and with thick strokes marked on cat figure. White cat from the front, white horse on arid earthy and blue sky. About flowery ground, white cat from the front, slightly turned to the left, supported by the front legs, head up and tail up. It has the body represented in white and gray with thick texture and strokes marked effect of giving the animal's coat. Has big blue eyes pulled up, rose snout with a few pints in the suggested whiskers. In the background, on the ground in arid earthy tones forming quadrangular darker areas, see the on the right, a white horse jumping profile to the left. Blue sky with large circle in the upper on the left corner and hills to the left, on the horizon.

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  • Title: Cat
  • 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: 1959
  • Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w22 x h27cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: Nature:Animals:cat, Nature:Animals:horse, Nature:landscape:field
  • Technique: oil
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 1582
  • Inscription: Signed and dated in dedication at bottom left "Para o meu amigo Carlos Henrique com muito afeto PORTINARI 59”. On reverse, inscription "nº 3”. On back of frame, inscriptions "TRABALHO MENTAL” and "Para Caique por intermedio de Thais Feliz Natal Caique 12/XII/72”.
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-4537
Projeto Portinari

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