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Saint John of Acre

Candido Portinari1956

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in black and white. Predominance of parallel lines. Street partial view of the city of St. John d'Acre. In the foreground, on the right, building with a door and two balconies, a kind of tower and walkway in the shape of broken arch, led a group of people. On the left, in the background, street angle formed by cutting the on the right half of the diagonal composition to on the left and front to back, surrounded by straight lines constructs with arches and stairways.

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  • Title: Saint John of Acre
  • 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: 1956
  • Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w27 x h17cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: Nature:landscape:city
  • Technique: India ink pen
  • Signature: Signed and dated in bottom half "Portinari S. JEAN ACRE 1956"
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 272
  • Inscription: On reverse, authentication and inscriptions by Maria Portinari "DN 577” and "Nº 726”.
  • Function: Work executed in Brazil upon the artist's return from Israel. The inscription registers the location that inspired the work.. Israel Series
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-3986
Projeto Portinari

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