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Rooster

Candido Portinari1941

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in gray, white, blue, black, earthy, ochre, red and yellow. Thick texture and marked brushstrokes. Composition representing cock occupying almost the entire area of ​​the composition. The animal has white feathers, gray, black and earthy, is in profile to the right with his head back resting on the right wing. It has large red crest, eye-shaped red diamond with black circle in the middle and beak in earthy tone. The legs are apart, has long claws and are in earthy tone too. The tail is bulky and is slightly open fan. Fund and the floor where the cock is treading are in shades of gray with irregular areas in blue, yellow and earthy.

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  • Title: Rooster
  • 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: 1941
  • Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w46 x h38cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: Nature:Animals:rooste
  • Technique: tempera
  • Signature: Signed and dated at bottom right edge "PORTINARI 1941"
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 1729
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-1391
Projeto Portinari

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