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Scarecrow, Kites and Balloons

Candido Portinari1944

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in unidentified tones. Unidentified texture. It depicts a landscape with scarecrow, kites and balloons in the sky and background with mountain range. Throughout the foreground, small rise in dark tone with scarecrow on the right, mounted on beam without facial features, flowing vest with a light background and some polka dots, shading on the right side of the composition. In the background, on the left, kites in checkered print. By the constellation of the Three Maries, a plain kite; below, between two mountains, a balloon. In the center, a big balloon, a plain kite with the tail up. On the right, a printed kite in clear background with darker spots and two other kites below; on the right, a balloon beside the scarecrow. Plain ground with some vegetation at spots. Background with chain of mountains and starry sky, in light and dark tones.

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  • Title: Scarecrow, Kites and Balloons
  • 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: 1944
  • Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w48 x h32.5cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: Brazilian Culture:scarecrow, Brazilian Culture:children's games:toys:balloon, Brazilian Culture:children's games:toys:kite, Nature:landscape:field
  • Technique: gouache
  • Signature: Unsigned and undated
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 4099
  • Function: Set design for the Iara Ballet
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-2158
Projeto Portinari

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