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Musician

Candido Portinari1959

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in ochre, white, green, red, earthy and black. Smooth texture. Clarinettist sitting on a crate, occupying almost the entire area of ​​the composition against geometrized background. The musician is facing forward, has the reddish skin, wears a suit and white shoes. Arms folded holding the clarinet he is playing, right leg bent over the left and on the left margin of the composition, part of a figure profile to the right loiking toward the musicion, having its right arm bent and hand open and left arm along the body. . Background with geometrical areas in regular shapes, may suggest a partial view of a city with skyscrapers.

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  • Title: Musician
  • 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: 1959
  • Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w13.8 x h24.5cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: social:ethnic groups:Black, Brazilian Culture:musicians:clarinet player, human figure:child:boy, human figure:man
  • Technique: oil
  • Signature: Signed at bottom right "Portinari". Undated
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 1052
  • Inscription: On reverse, inscription by Maria Portinari "‘Músico’, original de Candido Portinari Rio de Janeiro João Candido Portinari Maria V. Portinari”; notarized signature.
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-4465
Projeto Portinari

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