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Agouti

Candido Portinari1942

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in tones earthy, blue, green and red. Shapes with written outlines and printed with black ink and gouache accents. Agouti and three pitas in open field. On the left, agouti in profile standing on the right with head turned slightly forward. It has body colored in earthy tone with touch of red on the nose. On the right pitas three colored green on the right diagonal to the left, facing the bottom, perspective, their shadows cast on the right. Horizontal line cuts the width of the support by looking at the tall, bluish strokes representing the sky.

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  • Title: Agouti
  • 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: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w19 x h24.7cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: Nature:Animals:agouti
  • Technique: dry point , gouache
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 1717
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-1689
Projeto Portinari

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