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Composition in black, blue, ochre and white tones. Contour lines, colored and shaded shaved effects. Composition representing group of angels standing and facing front, against white background. The angel who is more forward, has his head turned to the right, Wears flowing tunic with a kind of tail flying on the right flying, forming an "S". He has the right arm along the body and the left one folded, holding in his hand what would be a paper straw. He has two well-defined wings ajar. The group is well behind this first angel, and we see up to five faces with defined facial features and more in the background, hinting to ten more angels. The coloring is arbitrary, and we see areas in blue and ochre with shavings.

Details

  • Title: Choir of Angels
  • 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: 1944
  • Location Created: Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w15.5 x h19.7cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: religious:angel
  • Technique: colored pencil, India ink pen
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 1093
  • Notes: Support affixed to cardboard.
  • Inscription: Signed in dedication, at bottom right, "Para Gerda, Pelo dia de hoje, com a amizade de Portinari 10-VI-961”. Undated. Inscription at bottom left "Estudo Pampulha”
  • Function: Study for the tile panel “The Baptism of Jesus” [FCO 2476]
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-2014

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