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Scarecrow

Candido Portinari1960

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in yellow, orange, ochre, blue, white, violet, earthy, rose, gray and green. Rough and smooth texture. Occupying almost the entire area of ​​the composition, geometrized scarecrow representation against fund also geometrized. Scarecrow forms merge with the background. Both are built by various geometric shapes - triangles, rectangles and squares - in various shades. Among the ways identified to head with two faces, the wooden frame and what appear to be the scarecrow clothes. Head represented with two faces, one of whom is from the front and slightly tilted to the left and the other is in profile to the right. Face front with eyes, nose and mouth set. Long range move on the frame arms. Suggested multicolored clothes. Background with a predominance of yellow, ochre and orange.

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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: 1960
  • Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w98 x h131cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: Brazilian Culture:scarecrow
  • Technique: oil
  • Signature: Signed and dated in bottom left corner "PORTINARI 60"
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 1697
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-4686
Projeto Portinari

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