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Prospectors

Candido Portinari1951

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in blue tones, green, ochre, earthy, gray, red and yellow. Smooth and rough texture in the two figures in the foreground. miners It depicts in the river. In the foreground, the river represented by blue and green geometrical areas. On the right back miner, 3/4 facing left, bent forward with panning in the hands and legs dipped into the water to the height of the shins. It's with nude torso, muscular, wearing white pants at the knees and a straw hat on his head. Further back, to the left, half-length front prospector with his head down. Safe panning with the on the left hand, has his on the right hand cupped reaping nugget and wears white short-sleeved shirt. In the background, a little more to the right, we see repeated the foreground composition with two other miners in the same positions of the figures in the foreground: what is standing wears white clothes with green belt and represented in half-length, white shirt of half sleeve. Both bring little hat on. The miners have the facial features just outlined. In the background, beach representation, hills and blue sky.

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  • Title: Prospectors
  • 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: 1951
  • Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w153 x h185cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: social:working scenes:prospecting for gold, social:workers:prospector, human figure:group:men
  • Technique: oil
  • Signature: Signed and dated at bottom left "PORTINARI 1951"
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 1665
  • Function: Work executed for the insurance company A Equitativa dos Estados Unidos do Brasil – Sociedade Anônima de Seguros Gerais, Rio de Janeiro, RJ
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-2918
Projeto Portinari

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