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Northeastern Rafts

Candido Portinari1939

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in blue, green tones, gray, and brown earthy. Contour lines, areas of color and support apparent integrating the composition. Representation raft with three fishermen, occupying almost the entire area of ​​support; two smaller at the top corners, seeing yourself on each of them a woman. In the foreground raft formed by seven plump trunks seeing to the center, a billowing sail. To the left, a man standing in profile to the right, with the on the right arm stretched forward holding a long object and legs apart, with the most advanced on the right to the left. To the left of the candle, part man standing in front with brimmed hat. On the right profile woman bent to the left, pulling on a network and dressed in blue. Behind the curved figure, the raft on a hamper and a rectangular seat. Behind the raft center, on the left and on the right two diagonally rafts, each having on the figure of a female, of which the on the right has the billowing sail. The figures do not have the facial features represented and have their hair and fluttering clothes, suggesting they are exposed to strong wind. In the background, blue and greenish areas.

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  • Title: Northeastern Rafts
  • 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: 1939
  • Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w34.5 x h31cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: social:workers:raftsman, Brazilian Culture:raft, human figure:group:women, human figure:man
  • Technique: gouache
  • Signature: Signed in bottom right corner "Portinari". Undated
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 3360
  • Inscription: On back of frame, label "Rembrandt molduras”.
  • Function: Small-scale color sketch for the panel “Northeastern Rafts” [FCO 2566]
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-984
Projeto Portinari

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