Loading

Lovers on Balcony

Candido Portinari1950

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in gray, green, ochre, earthy, black, blue, yellow, white and rose. Rough and thick texture. Composition representing couple desk, occupying the center of the stand area. To the left of center woman sitting in front, turned slightly to the right. He has dark hair, expressive face, wears long dress blue and green shoes. His on the right arm is resting on his lap and his on the left is folded across the chest with the hand near the on the right shoulder. She is sitting in a dark wooden bench from which one sees a leg. To his on the left, a man standing, facing left 3/4, also have dark hair, wears clothes gray and green shoes. His on the left arm is along the body and the on the right is slightly bent with the hand resting on the left shoulder of the woman. The couple is in counter that is protected by the grid formed by iron bars distributed vertically. The enclosure of the background where the desk is in shades of green and ochre distributed in geometrical shapes that suggest chiaroscuro. Around the balcony, you see the outer covering of the property in light shade, suggesting whitewashed wall.

Show lessRead more
  • Title: Lovers on Balcony
  • 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: 1950
  • Physical Dimensions: w73 x h92cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: human figure:couple
  • Technique: oil and sand
  • Signature: Signed and dated at bottom right "PORTINARI MILANO 1950"
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 3695
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-2846
Projeto Portinari

Get the app

Explore museums and play with Art Transfer, Pocket Galleries, Art Selfie, and more

Interested in Visual arts?

Get updates with your personalized Culture Weekly

You are all set!

Your first Culture Weekly will arrive this week.

Home
Discover
Play
Nearby
Favorites