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Iara

Candido Portinari1944

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in orange, white, green and blue tones. Smooth texture. It depicts a woman standing facing forward with a costume and hair in orange tones. The woman's right arm is away from the body, the left is raised and legs are apart. She has orange hair parted in the middle, without defining facial features, wears a dress with geometric designs; on the edge of the skirt, long strips of cloth, white cover with orange polka dots and a cloth of the same color as the dress, suggesting it is tied to the wrists. She wears anklets and orange shoes. Plain white background and light horizontal line mark the floor.

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  • Title: Iara
  • 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: 1944
  • Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w17.5 x h25.5cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: human figure:woman
  • Technique: watercolor, lead pencil
  • Signature: Initialed at bottom right "CP.". Undated
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 4991
  • Inscription: Inscription in middle of bottom edge "Yara”
  • Function: Costume design for the Iara Ballet
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-2128
Projeto Portinari

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