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Opening the Ports

Candido Portinari1959

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition unidentified tones. Smooth texture, contour lines and loose. It depicts ships at sea and flying figure. In heaven, figure with the head to the left and feet to the right, using long robe and holding a cane, looking at the bottom. Sea occupying a third of the composition, with several stone islets and caravels fleet. Clear sky track.

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  • Title: Opening the Ports
  • 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
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: diverse:symbolic figure, diverse:objects:vessel, historical themes:historical scenes, Nature:landscape:sea view
  • Technique: watercolor, lead pencil
  • Signature: Unsigned and undated
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 5155
  • Inscription: At bottom edge, inscriptions by Maria Portinari "Aquarela de autoria de Candido Portinari, autenticada por Maria Victoria Portinari,” "Nº 463” and "DN 517”.
  • Function: Small-scale color sketch for mural painting or panel; not executed
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-4435
Projeto Portinari

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