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Maternity

Candido Portinari1955

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in shades of ochre, blue and earthy. Smooth texture in the background and rough clothing of women. Woman and child, both dark in color, against background of geometric areas. In the center of the composition, woman kneeling on his on the left knee, on the right foot flat on the floor, body and legs forward in diagonal to the right. Has the face tilted to the right, hair to her ears, round eyes, nose and mouth just suggested and arms folded and resting on the child's head in front of her. Wears long clothes, long sleeves and are barefoot. The boy is standing in front, has his arms over his head, bare legs and has a kind of transparent cloth covering his head and falling to the hips. Geometrized background in straight areas, highlighting a blue square behind the woman's head and a circle in the same tone in the upper on the left corner.

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  • Title: Maternity
  • 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: 1955
  • Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w34.5 x h42.7cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: social:war, human figure:child:boy, human figure:woman
  • Technique: oil
  • Signature: Signed and dated in bottom right corner "PORTINARI 55"
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 2047
  • Inscription: On stretcher, inscriptions "firmo creme” and "2/234”.
  • Function: Small-scale color sketch, not used, for the panel “War” [FCO 3799]
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-3528
Projeto Portinari

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