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Scarecrow

Candido Portinari1955

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in black and white. Contour lines, light strokes and shading effects. Scarecrow with bleak lanscape in the background. The scarecrow is a little on the left of center, front, with fallen head to the left and there are shadow effects in the clothes you wear. On the ground, starting from the lower on the left corner and forming a diagonal to the right and to the bottom of a hedge with shadow cast on the right. Also on the floor, on the right, representing two stones. In the background, three hills side by side, indicated by light strokes. Dashed, also light in the 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: 1955
  • Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w21 x h27.5cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: Brazilian Culture:scarecrow, Nature:landscape:field
  • Technique: lead pencil
  • Signature: Unsigned and undated
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 1599
  • Inscription: On reverse, inscription by Maria Portinari "Desenho de Candido Portinari, autenticado por Maria Victoria Portinari. Rio, 30 de agosto 1978”.
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-3449
Projeto Portinari

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