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Pedra da Gávea

Candido Portinari1927

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in blue tones, green, earthy, ochre and rose. Smooth texture in the background and marked brushstrokes. Manscape of mountains and trees against blue sky. In the foreground, at the top, tree branch in shades of dark green, but take up the upper on the left half of the composition. In the background, on the left, trunk part with the crown represented by loose brush strokes and on the right stones Suggested surrounded by greenery, looking to the right the roof of a house partially covered by vegetation. In the third level, blue high mountains, especially the on the right to Pedra da Gávea. Might blue plain background.

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  • Title: Pedra da Gávea
  • 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: 1927
  • Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w41.5 x h32.3cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: Nature:landscape:field, Nature:landscape:Rio de Janeiro
  • Technique: oil
  • Signature: Signed and dated in bottom right corner "C.PORTINARI 927"
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 2632
  • Inscription: On reverse, inscription "5 horas Da [illegible]”; handwritten label "985 A”.
  • Function: Landscape of Rio de Janeiro depicting Pedra da Gávea
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-99
Projeto Portinari

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