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Preparations for Saint John's Festival

Candido Portinari1939

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in red, orange, purple, white, blue, earthy, green, yellow, rose, ochre, black. Wide and short strokes, texture variations obtained with wear of more dried slurries or more strokes. Color overlay. It is group of two children and seven women, outdoors and in different positions. Figures distributed around clear lilac tone area, roughly circular, extending from the center to the edges of the composition. In contrast to this clear and area surrounding it, shades of green, blue and earthy. On the floor on the left foreground, thick rope coiled and having the small side blue box with red decoration. On the right downtown, woman standing with her back, dressed in costumes of Bahia, and on the blue and white turban head and watermelon board and other fruits. wear white dress at the knees with patterned strip through the on the right shoulder and down to the waist on the left. Pants clogs color rose high heels. To the right, on the floor, moringa or gourd on which is the signature of the artist. In the background on the left, two women standing, embracing. Near them, a pestle. In the center, woman in profile to the right inclined toward a tub, which is mixing something with what appears to be a piece of wood. Further back, female figure holding moringa or gourd on his on the left shoulder. On the right Bahia front and standing with color rose bag over his head. In the third plane to the left, two boys playing-axis badeixo or carrion. To the right of center woman sitting on the floor, hands in her lap, legs straight on the right. At the bottom, on the right, wood piled detail fire.

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  • Title: Preparations for Saint John's Festival
  • 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: 1939
  • Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w35 x h32.5cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: Brazilian Culture:popular celebrations:Festival of Saint John, Brazilian Culture:children's games:play:leapfrog, Brazilian Culture:popular types:Baiana, human figure:group:women, human figure:group:children, diverse:recurring elements:trunk, diverse:recurring elements:gourd, diverse:recurring elements:rope, diverse:recurring elements:mortar and pestle
  • Technique: gouache
  • Signature: Signed in bottom right corner "Portinari". Undated
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 915
  • Notes: Support affixed to cardboard.
  • Function: Small-scale color sketch for the panel “Night of Saint John's Festival” [FCO 4082]
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-999
Projeto Portinari

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