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Return of the Fair

Candido Portinari1940

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in tones earthy, ochre, blue, gray, yellow, green, rose, red, black and white. Smooth texture with marked brushstrokes. Night It depicts in the moonlight, representing the group of women and children in party attitude. In arid lanscape, the group covers the entire area of ​​the composition. In the center figure of black and fat woman in front; has his head tilted to the left, round face, hair in disarray with some speckled white flowers and represented facial features. On the right arm bent in front of him and stretched on the left to the right, holding what appears to be a white handkerchief fall where little flowers, as if confetti. The central figure is surrounded by girls, seeing from the left to the right: figure partially concealed by the girl in front, with the raised on the right arm and a tape between the fingers; Girl facing, balancing in the palm, raised a red umbrella closed and wearing rose dress. On the right, three girls: a tiny, with garearthy on his head, dressed in white for red and blue waistband, seeing himself next to it a small fish. Behind her, another girl with a red ball in hand and the on the right, the girl, her hand covering his face. In the center of the group, among children, a glimpse of a facing dog. Floor in green tones on the base, passing the yellow, earthy and rose and looking to the left, a scarecrow. In the background, dark blue sky with stars, especially on the left, the "Three Marias" and on the right, the full moon.

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  • Title: Return of the Fair
  • 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: 1940
  • Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w80 x h100cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: social:ethnic groups:Black, Brazilian Culture:scarecrow, human figure:child:girl, human figure:group, human figure:woman
  • Technique: oil
  • Signature: Signed and dated at bottom left edge "PORTINARI 1940"
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 3822
  • Inscription: On reverse, inscription "OAS Collection”.
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-1244
Projeto Portinari

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