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Rubber

Candido Portinari1948

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in light shades of blue, rose, ochre, green and shades earthy. Smooth texture. Work It depicts rubber, consisting of three figures in a forest, represented by geometrical areas with little tonal variation. The three figures are lowered, side by side: the on the left, 3/4 toward the on the right, holding three bags in the head; the center back, wearing dark clothing that contrasts with the rest of the composition, wounding with an ax the tree trunk in front of her, as if extracting the latex; the on the right profile to the left, holds with both hands a high stick, with a latex ball at the lower end. Behind the It depicts, tree trunks representing plantation with geometrism in light colors, the floor and the bottom.

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  • Title: Rubber
  • 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: 1948
  • Physical Dimensions: w48 x h40cm 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: oil
  • Signature: Signed and dated at bottom right "PORTINARI 948"
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 3356
  • Inscription: On back of frame, label "Loja Artística Lazzaro & Ugo Rua Augusta, 556 Fone 256-2704 S.P”; inscription "B-465”.
  • Function: Illustration for the Silva Araújo-Roussel Laboratories pamphlet about the drug Penicilina G Schenley.
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-2677
Projeto Portinari

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