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Scarecrow

Candido Portinari1944

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in yellow tones, white, green, red, orange, rose, ochre and blue. Texture unidentified. It depicts in the open scarecrow with home on the right flag and colorful kites in the sky. In the foreground, on the left, flag stained yellow and red, yellow and green mast and chameleon climbing on it in the same tones of the flag. On the right part of the white house with blue and rose on the window background. To the left of center, armed scarecrow wooden beam stuck in the ground. He has suggested facial features, is with hat in ochre and white clothes. To the left, a white house in the distance. Floor range in yellow tones with vegetation, trees in the center, in perspective to the bottom and to the right and red spots. Clear sky with mountains on the horizon. Scattered in the sky, kite-shaped diamonds and rabiolas in red, green and rose and orange.

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  • Title: Scarecrow
  • 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:kite, Nature:landscape:field
  • Technique: gouache
  • Signature: Initialed in bottom right corner "CP". Undated
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 5143
  • Function: Set design, not used, for the Iara Ballet
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-2162
Projeto Portinari

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