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Frevo Dance

Candido Portinari1956

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in black and white. Contour lines and dashed. Represented It depicts four people dancing frevo, all in the same plane. To the left of the composition, man standing, facing right, playing clarinet. It wears brimmed hat and shirt sleeves and long pants. The other three are with the head facing up and have represented the facial features. The second man, from the left to the right, cone hat use, is with open arms and hands flat forward, leaning on the right foot and on the left leg bent to the right. The third man holds an umbrella diagonally to the right and on the left hand is stretched upward. The fourth figure is with the on the right hand stretched forward and the on the left stretched up and bent legs.

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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: 1956
  • Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w30.5 x h34cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: Brazilian Culture:dance:Frevo, Brazilian Culture:musicians:clarinet player, human figure:group:men
  • Technique: lead pencil
  • Signature: Signed at bottom left "Portinari". Undated
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 4228
  • Inscription: On reverse, inscriptions "Frevo lápis 030 5 x 034 nº 126”, "Genildo Valença”, "nº 19” and "Germiniano Cr$ 2.000,00”.
  • Function: Study for the panel “Frevo Dance” [FCO 2554]
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-3784
Projeto Portinari

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