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Flowers I

Candido Portinari1949

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in tones earthy (predominant), green, blue, red, gray, orange, yellow, violet, lilac, white and black. Smooth texture in the background, rough and thick in some flowers and bright reflection in the vessel. Vase of wild flowers against background "degrade". On a surface in earthy tones, vessel that appears to be glazed ceramic with large bouquet of flowers looking to the center a red dahlia surrounded by anthuriums and flowers of the field. Green suggests foliage, standing out on the left, a sheet with black spots and on the right a fern leaf. Every bouquet is peppered with white, green and yellow dots. Fund "degrade" in earthy tones to find the dark surface where the vessel earthyed.

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  • Title: Flowers I
  • 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: 1949
  • Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w60 x h73cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: Nature:flowers
  • Technique: oil
  • Signature: Signed and dated at bottom right "PORTINARI 949"
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 2019
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-2821
Projeto Portinari

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