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Composition in blue tones, gray, earthy, green, white and black. Smooth texture. Burial It depicts in arid lanscape, under the moonlight. In the center of the area of ​​the composition, four men walking in profile to the left, carrying small blue coffin, two on each side. The figures show significant deformation, have outlined the facial features and strokes are outlined by black color and filled in some regions leaving the support apparent in light gray hue. What is ahead and to the right of the coffin is wiping his face with white scarf and the last on the left, has wooden leg. Floor dark gray with drop shadow next to the figures. Basically, greenish blue sky with full moon in the top on the left.

Details

  • Title: Burial
  • 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: w100 x h81cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: social:death, Nature:landscape:metaphysics, human figure:group:men
  • Technique: oil
  • Signature: Signed and dated at bottom right "PORTINARI 1942"
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 3242
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-1652

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