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June Festival

Candido Portinari1936

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in black and white. Contour lines and shading. It depicts June Festival preparation. In the foreground on the left, child sketch on a kind of box, looking up wall with balcony on the first floor; a little more to the right and back, man, standing almost on his back, hands on his hips. In the center, Bahia on his back with his on the right hand at the waist; on your on the left, on the floor, wrapped rope; and on the right in the bottom corner of the composition, girl sitting on the first rung of a ladder. Still in the foreground, more to the bottom, on the left of center, woman standing in profile to the right, with upper body leaning forward, working in a mortar, seeing themselves closed chest at his feet; the center, 3/4 woman turned to the left carrying kind of pitcher resting on the left shoulder; on the right of center, man standing with his head tilted down using straw hat and arms down. On the right man standing with his back, wearing short-sleeved shirt and pants. In the background, on the left, two profile men, one for the on the left and one to the right, bent down as if they were suspending crates that are ahead of you; on the right, two women sitting on the floor, seeing themselves in front of one board. On the third level, to the left, two profile women, face to face, embraced; on the left of center, two workers; at the center, two men setting large square formed of fire logs and on the right figures in various positions, seeing mainly two opposite a large vat. In the background, large building with arches suggesting that The scene pass a broad or square.

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  • Title: June Festival
  • 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: 1936
  • Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w34.2 x h34.2cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: Brazilian Culture:popular celebrations:Festival of Saint John, Brazilian Culture:popular types:Baiana, human figure:group, diverse:recurring elements:trunk, diverse:recurring elements:rope, diverse:recurring elements:mortar and pestle
  • Technique: lead pencil
  • Signature: Signed at bottom right "Portinari". Undated
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 2600
  • Inscription: Inscription in middle of top edge "ARMAZEM”. On reverse, inscriptions "223 MAD 9 [illegible] 8 50 x 50” and "MAC-USP 72.52.35 s/titulo (Festa Junina)”.
  • Function: Study for the painting “Festival of Saint John” [FCO 5177]
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-589
Projeto Portinari

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