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Rooster

Candido Portinari1952

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in black and white. Fast and point features. Profile Rooster on the left with the head turned backwards taking up almost the entire stand area. The cock has great crest, round eye, sharp beak and papilha. The body is filled with irregular dashes, dots representing the feathers and large tail in plume. On the left leg on the floor and suggested the on the right, raised forward. Background flat and horizontal line through the animal's body.

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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: 1952
  • Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w11 x h17cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: Nature:Animals:rooste
  • Technique: India ink pen
  • Signature: Signed and dated in bottom right corner "Portinari 1952"
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 2689
  • Inscription: On reverse, label "Montmartre Jorge nº 53062”.
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-3088
Projeto Portinari

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