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Composition in brown tones, gray, blue, red, green, ochre, earthy and black. Quick outline graphite lines filled with colored solid areas. It depicts clown mounted on a donkey's back, followed by a group of boys with circus in the background. In the foreground, on the left of center, blue donkey, in profile to the left, big ears, eyes indicated, with the front on the right paw raised and bent later. Sitting on his back, the profile clown figure to the right using pointy hat, has his face painted, with arched eyebrows, nose and big lips, with blue frill neck, red suit and black shoes. Behind him eight children, in various positions, some wearing hats, colorful robes with long sleeves. A little further back, another boy ran like to join the group and to its on the left, almost facing dog, in shades earthy. In the background, on the left of center, part of the canvas of a circus, with about around them. The circus is decorated with colorful banners, seeing himself on the door marked "CIRCUS". On the right deeper, building with the inscription "WAREHOUSE".

Details

  • Title: Circus
  • 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: 1932
  • Location Created: Brodowski, São Paulo, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w36 x h27.5cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: Brazilian Culture:circus, Brazilian Culture:popular types:clown, Nature:landscape:Brodowski, human figure:group:children, human figure:man
  • Technique: gouache , lead pencil
  • Signature: Signed at bottom left "PORTINARI". Undated
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 2391
  • Inscription: Inscriptions, at top left, "CIRCO” and, at top right, "ARMAZEM”. On reverse, inscriptions "P.0801 paspatu [sic] vermelho naol 15j”, "Passepartout 9” and "moldura 210A”.
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-307

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