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Composition in tones earthy (predominant), blue, yellow, red, rose, ochre, green, gray, white and black. Smooth texture. Composition representing a slum hilltop shacks, suggested figures and the background, sea, mountains and sky. In the foreground, on the left, gable roof, seen from above. On the right around fence posts, following winding up to a third of the composition, and on the right a tuft of plant and more ago, a shack in red tone, with a man, dressed in blue resting on the windowsill of crossed arms. In the background, the center of the composition, group of people queued without defined facial features, with colorful clothes, some arms raised as if dancing in a parade in geometrized ground. On the left group, part of a hut with about stakes diagonally. At the front door, black woman in yellow dress, sitting on the floor. In front of the fence, black man standing, looking at the group, arms folded and cap. On the right side of the group, man suggested with colorful clothes, outside the fence, having around three plant tufts Further down several shacks midwater with doors and windows set. On the third level, several houses of straight roofs, some suggestion doors and fences, represented to the highest part of the hill. Hill back, on the left and on the right, vegetation suggestion in dark green tone, blue sea, mountain chain in blue and ochre tones, sky represented in blue and gray tones.

Details

  • Title: Going Down the Hill
  • 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: 1948-05
  • Physical Dimensions: w54 x h46cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: social:shanty town, human figure:figure, human figure:group
  • Technique: oil
  • Signature: Signed and dated in bottom left corner "PORTINARI MAIO 948"
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 3265
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-2696

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