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Composition in ochre, earthy, blue, gray, green, yellow, white and black. Rough texture. Group of children sitting around the back of a truck against ochre background. The sixteen children are seated side by side with their legs out of the truck body, forming a circle. In the foreground, three children facing; on the left and on the right, five children on each side, and the fourth, from front to back, on the left, has the raised arm and the fifth looks forward; the latter two to the right look forward and the third arm is raised; in the background, three children back. The clothing of the figures and the truck are represented by marked brushstrokes. Small geometric area to the left and ochre background with visible brush strokes.

Details

  • Title: Children of Israel
  • 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: 1957
  • Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w29 x h31.5cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: human figure:group:children
  • Technique: oil
  • Signature: Unsigned and undated
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 2271
  • Inscription: On reverse, inscription "pg 682 [illegible] ISAIA 43.6) Conducimi i miei figli da lontano e le mie figlie dalla estremità della terra Poichè tutti queli che invocano il nome mio li ho creati per la mia gloria, e li ho formati, e li ho fatti”.
  • Function: Israel Series
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-4272

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