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Migrants

Candido Portinari1957

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in blue, ochre, rose, gray, yellow, earthy, white and black. Thick texture, marked strokes and effects with brush cable. Group facing migrants in the center area of ​​the composition, against blue sky with sun on top. From the left to the right: short woman, taller woman, young man with hat on his head and bearded old with two children in front. The figures have arms and legs in earthy tone and the clothes are geometrical, represented by small brush strokes in dark tones or bright colors. Ground rosy ochre and blue sky with well-marked strokes, looking at the upper right corner, yellow circle representing the sun.

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  • Title: Migrants
  • 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: 1957
  • Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w35 x h44cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: social:Northeastern migrant, human figure:child, human figure:group, human figure:man, human figure:woman
  • Technique: oil
  • Signature: Signed and dated at bottom right "PORTINARI 57"
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 3282
  • Inscription: On back of frame, inscription "Museu de Arte Contemporânea de São Paulo. Nome da Exposição Portinari Pintor Social. Autor: Portinari C. Dados Biográficos. Título da Obra e Data – Retirantes 1957 Técnica: óleo/tela Propriedade: (...) Rio de Janeiro”.
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-4176
Projeto Portinari

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