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Rafts

Candido Portinari1939

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in green tones, white, earthy, rose, blue, lilac and red. Contour lines, colored shading and quick strokes. Composition representing raft with three fishermen, occupying almost the entire area of ​​support and two smaller at the top corners seeing yourself on each of them a woman. In the foreground raft formed by seven plump trunks seeing in the center is a billowing sail. On the left man in profile standing to the right with the on the right arm stretched forward holding a stick dug in the center and away legs being the most advanced on the right to the left. To the left of the candle, part man standing in front with brimmed hat and dashed rose clothes. Sailing on the right, Profile woman bent to the right pulling a net with fish and dressed in blue. Behind the bent figure on the raft, one hamper and a rectangular seat. Behind the raft center, on the left and on the right two diagonally rafts, each having on a picture of a woman and that the on the right has the billowing sail. The figures do not have the facial features represented and have their hair and clothes fluttering suggesting are exposed and strong wind. In the background, light green dashed.

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  • Title: Rafts
  • 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: w35.5 x h32cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: social:workers:raftsman, Brazilian Culture:raft, human figure:group:women, human figure:man
  • Technique: oil , lead pencil , color crayon
  • Signature: Signed at bottom right "Portinari". Undated
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 2720
  • Inscription: On reverse, inscriptions "3rd group 7” and "Coll. João Candido”.
  • Function: Study for the panel “Northeastern Rafts” [FCO 2566]
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-983
Projeto Portinari

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