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Pot of Flowers

Candido Portinari1947

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in blue tones, earthy, green, yellow, white, red, violet and black. Smooth, thick due to the wear of the trowel and flowers marked brushstrokes. Composition representing vase with flowers, occupying the central area of ​​the composition against background in blue tones. In the center of the composition, blue bulbous vase, decorated by spiral friezes in the central bar, with white spot faint outline on the left of center, that gives you brightness and volume suggests. Leaving the vase, bouquet of flowers rounded forms of foliage, three yellow, three white, a white violet center on the left, several red flowers and many other white girls between the dense foliage in the center and in various green tones and more and in fine loose ends of the bouquet. The vessel is on horizontal earthy area tones. Background in blue tones, darkening toward the top edge of the composition.

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  • Title: Pot of Flowers
  • 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: 1947
  • Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w60 x h73cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: Nature:flowers
  • Technique: oil
  • Signature: Signed and dated at bottom right "PORTINARI 1947"
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 2378
  • Inscription: On back of frame, label "Renato Magalhães Gouvêa Escritório de Arte Rua Pelotas 754, Fone 705555 São Paulo 04012”; inscription on masking tape "41 C 21-8-79”.
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-2580
Projeto Portinari

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