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Druzes

Candido Portinari1956

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in black and white. Straight lines, parallel, intersecting, broken and scraped. Druze couple standing in front against background with house and tree. In the foreground, on the left, man wearing kind of cloak around the head and wearing pants. On the right woman wearing robe, also cloak the head. In the background, on the left, a building looking up window and door; on the right tree with large pantry and the skyline. The figures stand out from the background that is all broken except the next area to clear the horizon.

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  • Title: Druzes
  • 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: 1956
  • Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w22 x h18cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: human figure:man
  • Technique: India ink pen
  • Signature: Signed in bottom left corner "GALILEA Portinari". Undated
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 244
  • Inscription: Inscription in bottom left corner "DRUSOS”. On reverse, authentication and inscriptions by Maria Portinari "DN 575” and "Nº 724”.
  • Function: Work executed in Brazil upon the artist's return from Israel. The inscription registers the location that inspired the work.. Israel Series
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-3998
Projeto Portinari

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