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Scarecrow

Candido Portinari1951

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in tones earthy, orange, blue, green, red, gray, yellow and white. Smooth texture in the background and with rough brush strokes marked on the scarecrow. Armed scarecrow in mountain It depictsry. In the foreground, at the end of sticks armed cross, scarecrow occupying the top half of the area of ​​the composition. At the top, head forward, triangular hat and suggested facial features, body mounted in flowing drapery: the traces over the crossbar and legs forking in undulating motion. Strokes marked in slightly geometrical areas in gray and white, yellow and red tones. Basically, orange ground, vegetation and rocks succeed in perspective to the bottom to find high mountains. Blue sky.

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  • Title: Scarecrow
  • 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: 1951
  • Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w45 x h55cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: Brazilian Culture:scarecrow, Nature:landscape
  • Technique: oil
  • Signature: Signed and dated at bottom right edge "PORTINARI 1951"
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 3247
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-2927
Projeto Portinari

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