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Scarecrow

Candido Portinari1947

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in gray tones, green, blue, lilac and earthy. Smooth texture. Scarecrow in a field at night lanscape. The ground plane is high in planting and starts irregularly, in the foreground, the background to the following composition. In the background, on the left, kind of hut with cover two waters in thatched; on the right scarecrow stick stuck in the high planting. He is facing, has very long arms, fallen in part and legs apart. In the sky, a little on the left of the scarecrow, several black birds flying. Sky "degrade" darkening at the top, looking up at the moon crescent.

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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: 1947
  • Physical Dimensions: w73 x h60cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: Brazilian Culture:scarecrow, Nature:landscape:field
  • Technique: oil
  • Signature: Signed and dated at bottom right "PORTINARI 1947"
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 1189
  • Inscription: On back of frame, label "MUSEU DE ARTE BRASILEIRA FUNDAÇÃO ARMANDO ALVARES PENTEADO 18.05.77/12.06.77”.
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-2604
Projeto Portinari

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