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Circus

Candido Portinari1942

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in tones earthy, gray, red, black, blue and white. Smooth texture. Brodowski lanscape with armed and circus clown accompanied by group of children. In the foreground, on the left nine children back following a back horse being ridden by a clown facing children. The clown wears red hat and clothes of white diamonds, black and red. On the right armed circus with a small red flag at the top. In the background on the left fence with fence posts on the left diagonal to the right and from front to back separating two houses and planting the earthy where you see the center the Church of Saint Anthony. Ground floor and in the background, blue sky close range to the horizon. Look to the right continuation of the fence separating four houses.

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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: 1942
  • Location Created: Brodowski, São Paulo, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w73 x h60cm 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
  • Technique: oil
  • Signature: Signed and dated in top left corner "PORTINARI 1942"
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 1484
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-1602
Projeto Portinari

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