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Men

Candido Portinari1951

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in light shades of ochre, gray, earthy, blue, orange and white. Smooth texture. Group profile men on the right forming a block against geometrized background. In the first row there are eight men who have on the left legs ahead to the right, resulting in movement in the composition. The figures are not very defined, but all have the same height and are outlined by black lines. The background is geometrized forming quads in different colors, and in the foreground, there are blank range across the entire width of the composition.

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  • Title: Men
  • 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: 1951
  • Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w30.5 x h36cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: social:ethnic groups:Indian, human figure:group:men
  • Technique: gouache
  • Signature: Unsigned and undated
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 78
  • Inscription: On reverse, inscriptions by Maria Portinari "‘Bandeirante’, Tempera sobre cartão colado em compensado e madeira, de autoria de Candido Portinari. Autenticado por Maria Victoria Portinari,” "T”, "ON 965” and "755”.
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-2972
Projeto Portinari

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