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Scarecrow

Candido Portinari1953

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in black and white. Rapid lines, loose and shaded lines. Armed scarecrow occupying almost the entire area of ​​the composition. Are riding on two sticks cross looking up at the end of the oval head suggested facial features between features in different directions. About the sticks that form the arms, drops a drapery filled with shaded area and quick strokes, which bifurcates at the height of the legs. In the background, on the right, a mountain on the horizon and the sky, suggesting shaded clouds.

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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: 1953
  • Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w11 x h17.5cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: Brazilian Culture:scarecrow
  • Technique: lead pencil
  • Signature: Signed and dated in bottom right corner "Portinari Rio 1953"
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 2849
  • Inscription: On reverse, label from Artefact framing house; inscriptions "CANDIDO PORTINARI El pelele” and "Pregar e conservar o papelão das costas T6779”.
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-3250
Projeto Portinari

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