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Scarecrow

Candido Portinari1945

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in blue tones, red, ochre and white. Smooth texture. Scarecrow representation through the open countryside lanscape. The scarecrow is in the center of the composition and is represented in red color, with legs and arms outstretched, open hands, head with three inputs, are not armed in beam and seems to be standing on the ground. On the right torso diagonally from the ground, the on the right half to the right. Kites in the sky three ochre. Floor range in ochre, occupying 1/3 of the height of the composition. Sky blue tone "degrade", clearing to the skyline.

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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: 1945
  • Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w32.5 x h25.8cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: Brazilian Culture:scarecrow, Brazilian Culture:children's games:toys:kite
  • Technique: gouache
  • Signature: Signed and dated in bottom right corner "Portinari 945"
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 5429
  • Function: Set design
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-2446
Projeto Portinari

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