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Hands and Tops

Candido Portinari1944

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in black, white and blue tones. Quick firm and angular lines. Composition representing five hands outline, with some spinning top in the palms against white background. These sketches are distributed at various locations in the holder. In the foreground, on the left, on the right hand on the horizontal support, turned to the right, with the palm up, open and outstretched fingers. You see the wrist and the beginning of the forearm. On the right side of the support, another on the right hand with the palm open to the left and down fingers outstretched, with the palm, a top; Note that you must change the position of the support, to be able to see the hand in the correct position. In the background, on the left, on the right hand, horizontal support, profile to the right, with an open palm and fingers almost fully stretched, with outline of a spinning top in the palm. In the center, the clearest outline of the composition: on the right hand, in profile to the left, with the open palm and fingers flat, having spun supported in the palm; sees the fist and the beginning of the forearm. On the third level, the center, another on the right hand sketch, inverted in relation to support the position, profile to the right, with open palm down and a top to the center. Note to the beginning of the handle.

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  • Title: Hands and Tops
  • 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: 1944
  • Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w28 x h22cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: Brazilian Culture:children's games:toys:top, human figure:limbs:hand
  • Technique: lead pencil , colored pencil
  • Signature: Unsigned and undated
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 156
  • Inscription: Inscription in bottom half "roda Ministerio Educação”. On reverse, authentication and inscriptions by Maria Portinari "DN 178” and "Nº 472”.
  • Function: Study for the mural painting “Children’s Games” [FCO 1760]
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-2297
Projeto Portinari

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