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Scarecrow

Candido Portinari1958

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in black and white. Sketch lines. Horse It depicts dead being eaten by vultures, with scarecrow the center. In the center of the composition, dead horse lying on the floor profile to the right, with several buzzards surrounding the animal. A little behind, also in the center, with two scarecrow representation Urubus resting on the beam horizontally. To the right of the composition, crow in the air, as if earthying. Background with horizon.

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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: 1958
  • Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w16.5 x h22.5cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: Brazilian Culture:scarecrow, Nature:Animals:horse, Nature:Animals:vulture
  • Technique: lead pencil
  • Signature: Unsigned and undated
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 705
  • Inscription: On reverse, authentication and inscriptions by Maria Portinari "DN 740” and "Nº 51”.
  • Function: Study
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-4287
Projeto Portinari

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