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Horses Running

Candido Portinari1943

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in gray tones (predominant) earthy, white and red. Smooth texture. Four horses galloping representation from the right to on the left, against the clear horizon. In the foreground, more dark horse represented by dark strokes and touches of red. It has long legs and unfinished, flowing mane. Further back and on the right horse partially covered with the first contour represented by dark and gray body. In the center, still in the background horse with painted body. To the left of center in the distance horse suggestion with strokes in gray tone. Fund "degrade" in gray tones, clearing from top to bottom and from bottom to top, forming whitish band near the horizon.

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  • Title: Horses Running
  • 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: 1943
  • Location Created: Brodowski, São Paulo, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w55 x h47cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: Nature:Animals:horse, Nature:landscape:field
  • Technique: oil
  • Signature: Signed and dated at bottom right "PORTINARI 943"
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 3227
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-1818
Projeto Portinari

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