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Bride and Groom

Candido Portinari1951

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in ochre, yellow, earthy, blue, red, white and black. Texture unidentified. It depicts cangaceiros couple on horseback and Scarecrow stuck in post behind the fence in front of the couple. In the foreground on the right, a man and a woman mounted on profile horse to the right, both with coarse facial features. Man stands with his face forward and wear brimmed hat, red scarf around his neck, sleeves shirt and long pants and is barefoot. Behind him, the on the right makeup, woman riding forward, with long dress and hair esvoaçados on the right. On the right around fence posts and barbed wire in perspective for background. Behind the fence, on the leftmost, scarecrow mounted on vertical and horizontal crossbar. Further back on the right, two figures standing, wearing light clothes and flying kites. Mountains on the horizon, the on the right to the center, being higher to the right. Floor on earthy and yellowish tones and clear blue sky.

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  • Title: Bride and Groom
  • 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: w40 x h25cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: social:Cangaceiro, Brazilian Culture:scarecrow, Brazilian Culture:children's games:play:flying kites, Nature:Animals:horse, Nature:landscape:field, human figure:couple, human figure:child
  • Technique: gouache
  • Signature: Signed and dated at bottom right edge "PORTINARI RIO 1951"
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 5144
  • Function: Illustration for cover of “Progress” magazine. Cangaceiros Series
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-2996
Projeto Portinari

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