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Fetish

Candido Portinari1959

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in white and blue. Moose and intersecting lines. Caraja dancer representation occupying almost the entire area of ​​the support. India is standing, facing, with mask on the face of which comes a long fringe to the waist. The arms are glued to the body and legs apart, the on the right foot more defined than the on the left. wears kilt, like feathers. Legs, crossed ornaments and ornament feathers in the air in the lower leg. Plain background.

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  • Title: Fetish
  • 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: 1959
  • Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w24 x h32cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: social:ethnic groups:Indian
  • Technique: fountain pen
  • Signature: Unsigned and undated
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 5764
  • Notes: Work executed in the artist’s own sketchbook.
  • Function: Sketch for the painting “Fetish” [FCO 3159]
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-4515
Projeto Portinari

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