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Lovers

Candido Portinari1940

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in blue tones, earthy, black, white, red and orange. Contour lines and colored spots. Composition representing black couple holding hands against background suggesting hill. The couple is in the center of the composition, the woman on the left and the man on the right. It is almost in profile to the right, you have dark skin, black hair, curly, long, windswept and red bow on her head. wear blue dress with darker dots, sleeveless, with square neckline finished off by bright red skirt also in the bar, which is more or less fair and are barefoot. His on the right arm is slightly bent, with his hand hidden by the hand of his companion. To his on the left, also dark-skinned man, facing, wearing a hat type pick, white suit with orange tie and light shoes. It has the on the right arm along the body and the on the left down slightly diagonally on the right wrist and holding the woman. The two have outlined physiognomic traits. Floors stained shades of earthy; in the background, concentrated stained area of ​​the center, suggesting hill.

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  • Title: Lovers
  • 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: w30.5 x h38.5cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: social:ethnic groups:Black, human figure:couple
  • Technique: gouache , sepia , dry brush
  • Signature: Unsigned and undated
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 4009
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-1237
Projeto Portinari

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