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Turkeys

Candido Portinari1959

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in black tones, white, blue, green, red and earthy. Contour lines, dashes and colored areas. Two turkeys through the vegetation with house in the background. In the foreground, on the right, turkey leg, from the front, with massive body covered with colorful feathers blue, seeing immediately behind and to the left, part of a similar bird with its head turned to the left. Along the on the left bank of support, vegetation tufts appearing to be a sugar cane field. In the background, the open area and tuft of vegetation skirting on the right. In the background, building long covered with red roof and on the left, tall chimney from which smoke comes represented by circular lines.

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  • Title: Turkeys
  • 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
  • Physical Dimensions: w15.5 x h23cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: Nature:Animals:turkey
  • Technique: colored pencil, India ink pen , India ink brush
  • Signature: Signed and dated at bottom right "Portinari 59"
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 3643
  • Inscription: Inscription in bottom right corner "DESENHO PARA agua forte ‘menino de engenho’ ZÉ LINS”
  • Function: Study for the engraving “Turkey and Rooster” [FCO 820]
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-4627
Projeto Portinari

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