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Corn Harvest

Candido Portinari1959

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in tones rose, ochre, gray, white, green, and black earthy. Smooth, thick and rough texture. Composition representing corn harvest It depicts with three men working on the left of the composition and corn on the right. In the foreground, on the left of center, man figure, front, down toward a circular bunch of ears of corn already harvested. The figure has his head down, seeing only his straw hat; It has arms downwards, and the on the right is shown in two positions, as the figure the ears were joining. On your on the right circular top hamper and empty. Still on the left the center, but in the background, male figure, standing on his back, hamper full of spikes on the head. Wears clothes in green-light colors, has the arms up holding the hamper it has on the head and legs apart. To his on the left, quadrangular mass representing another bunch of ears of corn already harvested. In the background, on the left, man figure, sketchy, standing, back, body bent forward, hat on head, clothes on green-light colors. To his on the right and hamper its large front lot of ears of corn already harvested. To the right of center in the foreground, compact area occupying almost the entire height of the support, representing cornfield already dry indicated by straws and white ochre and the rough appearance and texture achieved by dry. The cornfield is represented by two distinct careers, with about eight spikes each and range of banners representing hair of countless others. The floor is represented in rose pale shades and dark interspersed. In the background, on the left uncultivated ground range and the center and on the right, the bottom of another planting corn that is cut by the upper edge of the support.

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  • Title: Corn Harvest
  • 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: 1959
  • Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w81 x h65cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: social:working scenes:cultivating corn, social:workers:farm hand, human figure:group:men
  • Technique: oil
  • Signature: Signed and dated at bottom left "PORTINARI 59"
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 2996
  • Inscription: On back of frame, stamp "Goya DECORAÇÕES BARON PORNALI Augusta 2191 Loja 4” [twice].
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-4494
Projeto Portinari

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