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Scarecrow

Candido Portinari1947

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in blue tones, white, gray, rose, purple, green and ochre. Smooth texture. Scarecrow representation in the open, cut off by road and hills in the background. Occupying almost the entire height of the composition, scarecrow graycale and white with touches of rose and green. It is located on the right downtown, close to way on the right diagonal to the left, toward the bottom of the composition. Wearing a hat and robes swinging on wooden easel whose center beam is high and pie. To the left, across the way, small shrub. In the background, three hills and 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: 1947
  • Physical Dimensions: w27 x h35cm 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 947"
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 1812
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-2603
Projeto Portinari

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