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Candido Portinari1942

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in red ochre. Contour lines. Couples, occupying the entire area of ​​the composition. On the left figure of a man with a round face, hair divided in half, furrowed brow, big eyes, thick lips and flattened nose. You have the on the right elbow on his on the right thigh, hand on his face and on the left arm holds a baby in her arms, naked, who is lying diagonally. Behind the man's on the left shoulder, woman's head, facing, sloping to the right, with hair represented by zigzag, big eyes, nose outlined by a dash, and thick lips closed. Sloping vertical line cuts the on the right bank of the composition, glimpsing a part of a house and the lower on the right corner a crock. The picture was taken with ink residue in the matrix, giving Brindle effect.

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  • Title: Family
  • 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: w20 x h25cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: human figure:child, human figure:group, human figure:man, human figure:woman, diverse:recurring elements:gourd
  • Technique: dry point
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 881
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-1703
Projeto Portinari

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