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Pot of Flowers

Candido Portinari1942

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in blue tones, gray, earthy, white, green, red and yellow. Smooth texture in the background and vase and flowers in the rough. Vase of flowers against background in "degrade". In the center of the composition, blue vessel round base tapering upwards with a mark like a patch on the left, at the time where it begins to narrow. The arrangement is of field flowers with greenery suggestion, highlighting three white daisies - one in the center and two on the left. There are three poorly defined red flowers and the other only suggested by small strokes. Shadow vessel designed on the left and on the right. Background dirt on the floor and blue in "degrade" from top to bottom forming a skip on the horizon height.

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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: 1942
  • 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 in bottom right corner "PORTINARI 1942"
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 2059
  • Inscription: On stretcher, inscription "ACKERMAN”. On back of frame, inscriptions "No varejo até 100 $ 000”, "825” and "CI 17”; labels "Minneapolis Art Institute Nº L 141. 623 Lent by: Nelson Gallery” and "San Francisco Museum of Art. Exhibition Portinari. Artist Portinari. Title São João. Nº 3043.41 Date in 6/3/41 Lender Adress”. The labels do not refer to this work, probably because the frame was changed.
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-1673
Projeto Portinari

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