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Composition in gray, white, black, blue, earthy, green and ochre. Smooth texture. Composition representing man wearing frame Bumba-meu-boi and opossum player in street environment, seeing to the bottom part of a door. To the left of the composition, 3/4 man sitting facing right. Face with indicated facial features, wears plaid shirt, pants below the knees and bare feet. It is with a opossum on her lap, with the on the right arm inside the instrument and on the left hand holding the end; the legs are bent, looking to on the right and on the left on the ground vertically. The center and on the right of the composition, man standing in profile to the left, with the head forward and slightly fallen to the right. wear cone-shaped hat with tab and facial features has roughly indicated; it wears kind of jacket and is barefoot. His on the left arm is bent and has oversized hand that holds in kind rein horse frame Bumba-meu-boi who is wearing. The animal is the profile body to the left and his head turned to the right. It has an open mouth with large mane and thick rope around his neck. The animal body is defined by the kind of white plain cloth and winding tail comma-shaped. Ground defined by geometrical and background areas. Background with line on the right diagonal to on the left and front to back, with geometrical areas. Might areas cross the composition creating artificial lighting.

Details

  • Title: Sea Horse
  • 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: 1942
  • Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w42.5 x h29.5cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: Brazilian Culture:popular celebrations:Bumba-meu-boi, human figure:man
  • Technique: gouache
  • Signature: Signed and dated in bottom left corner "PORTINARI 943 [sic]"
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 4507
  • Notes: Work is dated 1943, but was actually made in 1942.
  • Function: Small-scale color sketch for the panel Sea Horse [FCO 3756]. Musicians Series
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-4920

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