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Rubber Tappers

Candido Portinari1954

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in ochre, earthy, yellow, green, orange, white, gray, blue and black. Smooth texture and marked brushstrokes. Composition representing two black rubber working in culture rubber against geometrized background. In the foreground, on the left of center, man, standing with his back; It wears transparent shirt, ochre, with patches of darker shades, seeing a part of the diaper out of his pants that is darker but also with patches and rolled at the time of the potatoes legs and sandals with strap between the toes. It folded on the left arm, waist and the on the right up the hand holding the ax with which it appears that will make incisions in rubber trunk is suggested ahead. To the right, another tapper, front, crouching. wear orange shirt with patches, brown pants and strap sandals between your fingers. Has indicated facial features, his arms are raised holding a large burden that suggests that a rubber ball. On the left, triangular shape with rounded angles appearing to be an oven to make rubber pellets. Fund and suggesting geometrized floor plans overlap.

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  • Title: Rubber Tappers
  • 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: 1954
  • Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w149 x h199cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: social:working scenes:rubber tapping, social:workers:rubber tapper, human figure:group:men
  • Technique: tempera
  • Signature: Signed and dated at bottom right "PORTINARI 54"
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 2562
  • Function: Work executed to decorate the headquarters of “O Cruzeiro” magazine, Rio de Janeiro, RJ. Work designed by architect Oscar Niemeyer.. Brazilian Scenes Series
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-3265
Projeto Portinari

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