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Maternity

Candido Portinari1942

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in gray, white, black and red. Smooth, thick contour lines. Composition representing bust of a woman holding two children in his arms, against background in gray tones. All figures are represented by deliberate significant deformation. The woman is facing left, has dark hair combed back, bulging eye, triangular nose, lips parted with red light, thin, long neck and small chin. He's on the right shoulder lifted; have the nails of the on the right hand painted red, with which holds the on the left of the child at the neck. The child faces, has round face is with open eyes, nose suggested by clear triangle and closed minora. The on the right of the child is turned slightly to the right, has a round face, suggested eyes, nose also indicated by triangular area and labia minora. Background composed of geometrical areas, especially small geometric figure in the top on the right 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: 1942
  • Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w41 x h54.5cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: religious:religious scenes:mothers' wrath, human figure:group:children, human figure:woman
  • Technique: oil
  • Signature: Stamped signature in middle of bottom edge "PORTINARI*". Undated
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 3054
  • Notes: Support cut out by the artist, affixed to canvas and wood.
  • Inscription: On reverse, inscriptions by Maria Portinari "Pintura de Candido Portinari – tela colada sobre madeira 1946 a 48+– Rio, fevereiro 1971 Maria Victoria Portinari,” "BR2639” and "74”.. On back of frame, inscriptions "879” [ten times], "213” and "3”.
  • Function: Study for the panel “The Last Bulwark” [FCO 2736]
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-1745
Projeto Portinari

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