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He Carried the Corpse to the Hut...

Candido Portinari1959

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in yellow, orange, green, earthy, blue, rose, black and red. Smooth texture. It depicts man holding dead child sitting and India on the threshold of a door. In the center of the composition, fat man kneeling in front. He has black hair in disarray, big eyes, black beard covering his face. Holding in her arms a dead child, lying with his head to the left. wear long sleeve shirt in light geometrized pastel rose, orange, blue and green. Further back, on the left India sitting on the floor in front. He has a round face, black hair with bangs on the forehead, suggesting fallen braids over her shoulders, slanted eyes, indicated and gross mouth nose. wears dark clothing with orange stripe along the cuffs. Hands together in her lap on her legs crossed. Orange and yellow ground with large clump plant on the left. Basically, checkered areas on the left and on the right walls are suggesting huts.

Details

  • Title: He Carried the Corpse to the Hut...
  • 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: w19 x h25cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: human figure:couple, human figure:child
  • Technique: oil
  • Signature: Signed and dated at bottom right edge "PORTINARI RIO 59"
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 3364
  • Function: Illustration no. 4 for the novel “La Puissance et la gloire,” from the book “Romans,” by Graham Greene
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-4575

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