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Girl with Dog

Candido Portinari1940

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in tones earthy, green, black and gray. Contour lines, and dotted blurred spots. Composition representing girl sitting on the grass with dog occupying almost the entire area of ​​the composition. The dog is lying with the profile body to the right, the head turned to the left 3/4. The dog is big, clear with round spots on earthy tones; has eye, ear and nose indicated. To the right of the center, behind the dog, girl down with the back body slightly to the left and fallen head on the right. The girl has dark curly hair, tie suggestion on top of the head, round eyes, suggested nose, lips closed and well rounded face. The girl is with the raised on the right hand and the on the left in the back of the dog. wears dressed in gray tones and you can not see your legs hidden by the dog. On the floor, blurs, dashes and dots suggest low grass. In the center of the composition, in front of the dog, quadrangular area as well as in the lower on the right corner.

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  • Title: Girl with Dog
  • 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: 1940
  • Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w50.5 x h62.5cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: Nature:Animals:dog, human figure:child:girl
  • Technique: oil , dry brush
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 3087
  • Notes: Support affixed to wood.
  • Inscription: Signed and dated in dedication in bottom left corner "Para meu amigo Wheeler, com todos meus agradecimentos Portinari 940”. On reverse, labels "San Francisco Museum Art Exhibition 15 Latin American Painters Artist Portinari Title girl and Dog 24 x 19 oil on paper nº 3050.46 Date in 7/7/46 Leder Museum of Modern Art Address”, "The Museum of Modern Art 11 west 53rd Street New York 15 Latin American Painters Artist Portinari Title Girl and Dog, oil on paper circulating exhibition nº 24 x 19 1940 Museum nº 45.868” and "Museum of Modern Art Loan 45.868 Wheeler”.
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-1256
Projeto Portinari

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