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Circus

Candido Portinari1941

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in blue tones, red, green, black and white. Shading defining volume and some contour lines. Girl on a balcony watching the little Brodoswki Square, seeing themselves armed circus, a clown on a donkey and several children. In the foreground, to the left, back girl on a balcony watching the little Brodoswki Square who is ahead on the left fence with fence posts. In the background, center, donkey with clown sitting backwards, being pulled by a child; on the right group with several children walking behind the donkey. On the third level, to the left, a circus assembled and scattered trees. In the background, fences delimiting plantations, seeing to the center, the little church of Saint Anthony.

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  • 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: 1941
  • Physical Dimensions: w28.5 x h25cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: Brazilian Culture:circus, Brazilian Culture:popular types:clown, Nature:Animals:donkey, Nature:landscape:Brodowski, human figure:child:girl, human figure:group:children
  • Technique: gouache , India ink brush
  • Signature: Stamped signature at bottom right edge "PORTINARI*". Undated
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 1386
  • Function: Illustration no. 11 for the book “Maria Rosa,” by Vera Kelsey
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-1510
Projeto Portinari

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