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Rooster

Candido Portinari1941

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in blue tones, gray, earthy, red, yellow, ochre and black. Rough and thick texture with effects obtained by the brush handle. Rooster standing representation, 3/4 facing left, with his head turned to the right, occupying almost the entire area of ​​the composition. The animal has the body covered with gray and white feathers touches earthy tone, with sharp texture by grooves in different directions. At the top of the head, large red crest, as well as the contour of the eye and the papilha; beak and feet in ochre. Background composed of ground area adjacent to the lower limit area and gray, rectangular cut by blue band across the width of the composition after the cock, diagonally on the left to the right and from bottom to top. Black line cuts the height of the composition in diagonal on the left to the right and from top to bottom. In the top on the right, yellow circle representing the sun.

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  • Title: Rooster
  • 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: 1941
  • Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w38 x h46cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: Nature:Animals:rooste
  • Technique: oil
  • Signature: Signed and dated at bottom left "PORTINARI 941"
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 3359
  • Inscription: On reverse, adhesive tape from Artefact framing house.
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-1394
Projeto Portinari

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