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Frevo Dance

Candido Portinari1958

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in black tones, red ochre and white. Contour lines and straight, shaded and rubber rings. Three men dancing frevo with umbrella in hand and a musician playing clarinet occupying the entire area of ​​support. Straight diagonal lines overlap creating geometrized effect to the composition. In the foreground, the center figure of front man with leg stretched forward on the right, on the left arm bent up and folded on the right holding an open umbrella horizontally. In the background, to the left, a clarinetist standing 3/4 facing right, two men dancing, one of them holds in his on the left hand an open umbrella upon the right, the other holding an open umbrella almost horizontally . The three figures that are dancing are barefoot.

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  • Title: Frevo Dance
  • 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: 1958
  • Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w31 x h29.5cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: social:ethnic groups:mulatto, Brazilian Culture:dance:Frevo, human figure:group:men
  • Technique: lead pencil , crayon, sanguine
  • Signature: Unsigned and undated
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 1392
  • Inscription: On back of frame, label from Artefact framing house.
  • Function: Study
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-4329
Projeto Portinari

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