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Vase with Flowers

Candido Portinari1951

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in dark tones of earthy, black, green and red and yellow tones and white. Smooth and thick texture in the field of flowers. Composition representing white mug serving vessel for bunch of flowers against dark background. The mug has a cylindrical shape slightly closed loop and has mouth facing forward. It is neat a compound branch two white chrysanthemums, two yellow, three red and a rose bud, red also closed. Some leaves complete the storage of the branch. One of the red chrysanthemums is with the bent rod being fallen flower to the right. The base is supported where the vessel appears well polished dark wood, watching the reflection of the vessel on it. The background is very dark, with no light falling from the right of the composition which leaves the well-lit flowers.

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  • Title: Vase with Flowers
  • 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: w33 x h55.5cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: Nature:flowers
  • Technique: oil
  • Signature: Signed at bottom right "PORTINARI". Undated
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 1121
  • Inscription: On back of frame, inscriptions "633” and "1912 – L 34 – Carvalho Salem OK”; label from Artefact framing house.
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-2951
Projeto Portinari

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