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Flutist

Candido Portinari1957

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in yellow tones, ochre, gray, orange, and green earthy. Smooth texture and marked brushstrokes. Figure of a man sitting, playing transverse flute, against yellow background. The musician is in the center of the composition, sitting on straw seat with legs apart. wear wide-brimmed hat that covers his face, suit and white shoes, tie, socks and handkerchief in his jacket pocket with lists in orange. Ochre ground with orange band behind and yellow background with visible brush strokes, highlighting a rectangle in lighter shade behind the Pied Piper figure.

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  • Title: Flutist
  • 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: 1957
  • Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w45 x h54cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: Brazilian Culture:musicians:flute player, human figure:man
  • Technique: oil
  • Signature: Signed and dated at bottom right "PORTINARI 57"
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 3355
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-4205
Projeto Portinari

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