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Mother

Candido Portinari1936

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in blue tones, gray, earthy, ochre, white, black, red, rose and green. Smooth texture and some marked brushstrokes. Composition representing bust of a woman profile child in her arms, against blue sky where they appear dove and moon. Woman faces, has dark brown short hair, on the right face in shadow area, suggested and on the left on the right eye just outlined, broad nose, thick lips closed, square face and neck straight. wears white blouse with small red spots and suggested draping; It is in the green belt close to the neck possibly a necklace. It has suggested the on the right arm with which holds a child pretending to be a boy, in profile to the right, short hair and black, with only the specified profile, wearing shirt made by checkered rose and blue, marked by black strips. Sky "degrade" the lighter blue near the bottom edge, with circle indicating moon, and small cloud dove flying toward the child's head, to the left of the composition.

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  • Title: Mother
  • 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: 1936
  • Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w58.5 x h72cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: Nature:Animals:dove, social:ethnic groups:Black, human figure:child:boy, human figure:woman
  • Technique: oil
  • Signature: Unsigned and undated
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 3032
  • Inscription: On stretcher, stamp "Instituto de Restauro C.B. Battioli Rua Alagoas 903 São Paulo, SP”.
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-599
Projeto Portinari

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