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Jeremiah

Candido Portinari1943

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in gray tones (predominant), white, black, and red earthy. Smooth and thick texture. Composition representing Jeremiah, an old man, crying. The figure is outlined by dark lines and set to deliberate significant deformation. Geometrized areas make up the background there is superposition of light and dark on the figure. Jeremiah sitting on the floor, facing, head turned to the right 3/4. His face reveals pained seeing if the slicked-back hair, creased forehead, very large eyes with red inner contours of where they fall "stone tears" that cover the faces falling to her waist, big nose, deformed, lips parted and beard. It bare torso, on the right arm folded upwards and flattened hand upward and the on the left hand folded and unfolded forward with elbow at the waist. Megs bent and the on the right is slightly fallen and on the left resting on the floor. Planning involves your body from the waist to the thighs. Background in geometrical areas and amoeboid shapes in shades of gray that overlap the figure creating areas of light and dark.

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  • Title: Jeremiah
  • 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: 1943
  • Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w179.5 x h191cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: religious:Prophet, human figure:man
  • Technique: tempera
  • Signature: Unsigned and undated
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 2741
  • Inscription: On stretcher, labels "CANDIDO PORTINARI (Brodósqui, S.Paulo 1903 Rio de Janeiro 1962) O pranto de Jeremias – Série Bíblica – Óleo s/tela 189 x 179. Doadora: Rádio Tupy de São Paulo” and "MUSEU DE ARTE DE SÃO PAULO Revisão feita em 23/01/1970 P.M. Bardi [initials] C.O.A. Pellegrino [initials] L.S. Hossaka [initials] M.G. Paiva [initials]”.
  • Function: Work executed to decorate the headquarters of the Rádio Tupi of São Paulo, SP.. Biblical Series
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-1755
Projeto Portinari

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