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Half-wit

Candido Portinari1940

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in earthy tones, ochre, black, blue and white. Texture unidentified. It depicts girl standing in the center of the composition, against background in lanscape with scarecrow. The girl is in front, with his head tilted to the right and eyes to the left, open arms and legs apart. He has a round face, almond-shaped eyes with large dark pupil, flat nose, round open lips. It wears light sleeveless dress with ribbon belt and full skirt and bare feet. To the left, the more behind the girl, dark chest on the ground and armed scarecrow on beam, marked by draping and without defining traits in the head. In the background two hills with symmetrical plantings, suggesting garden. Floor light and dark tones. Heaven Tone "degrade", clearing to the skyline.

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  • Title: Half-wit
  • 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: w80 x h100cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: Brazilian Culture:scarecrow, Nature:landscape:metaphysics, human figure:child:girl, diverse:recurring elements:trunk
  • Technique: oil
  • Signature: Signed and dated in bottom left corner "PORTINARI 1940"
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 4712
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-1253
Projeto Portinari

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