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Flutist

Candido Portinari1942

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition unidentified tones. Texture unidentified. It depicts man playing the flute in street environment, looking up two women and a girl as if they were dancing. In the center of the composition, black man playing the flute. He is sitting on wooden crate, from the front, with the body leaning back, leg cross on the left over on the right, and his face turned to the right. It facial features represented tapered head and curly hair. Secure with both hands the flute is playing. Wears shirt with light and dark diamonds, light pants and lace-up shoes. To the left of the composition, rope coiled on top of crate. Behind the piper woman turned to the left, with thick arms raised, hiding her face and fingers are deformed. Clothes sleeveless shirt, with large diamonds and skirt, printed with dark dots, back leg and heeled shoes clog. On the left, front woman, represented facial features, on the right arm raised and the rest of the body just suggested. On the right front girl represented facial features, arms raised, wearing shirt and white background and black dots checkered skirt. Background with facades of straight roofs of houses and floor with risquinhos.

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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: 1942
  • Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w200 x h300cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: social:shanty town, Brazilian Culture:musicians:flute player, human figure:child:girl, human figure:man, human figure:woman, diverse:recurring elements:rope
  • Technique: tempera
  • Signature: Unsigned and undated
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 4163
  • Notes: Work destroyed on March 12, 1949 in a fire at headquarters of the Rádio Tupi of Rio de Janeiro, RJ.
  • Function: Work executed to decorate the headquarters of the Rádio Tupi of Rio de Janeiro, RJ.. Musicians Series
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-1643
Projeto Portinari

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