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Candido Portinari1939

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in black and white. Contour lines and shading. Group of four women and two children in various positions, occupying almost the entire area of ​​the composition. In the foreground, on the left, child sitting on the floor with the body 3/4 back to the right and head to the left, will have his side a chest and a crock. In the center, another child on her back, just outlined, with dark hair. To the right behind this child, woman sitting in profile to the left with his face back, using coke. on the far right, the back of the woman, another figure standing in profile to the left, with the on the left hand on the shoulder of the figure in front of him. In the background, on the left, woman half-length, front, with well-defined facial features. To the right, another woman, also half-body 3/4 toward the on the left with the on the right hand to the head. Background with shaded areas.

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  • Title: Group
  • 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: 1939
  • Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w24 x h30cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: social:ethnic groups:Black, human figure:group:women, human figure:group:children
  • Technique: zincography
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 874
  • Function: Engraving with same composition as the painting “Migrants” [FCO 3206].
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-1112
Projeto Portinari

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