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School

Candido Portinari1936

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in ochre, gray, blue, and white earthy. Smooth texture. Group of female figures, all sitting, occupying almost the entire area of ​​the composition against background bit set in earthy tones. None of the figures have defined facial features. On the left, group of six figures seated in the front row behind, in profile to the right, the first is sitting on a bench; the center also figure sitting with her back; on the right group of about fifteen seated figures, two are in profile to the left, looking up the banks where they are seated, the rest of the group is facing. In the background, the group on the left and the on the right suggestion large figure sitting in front, the rest of the background is all shades seeing earthy is apparent brushstrokes.

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  • Title: School
  • 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: 1936
  • Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w32 x h22cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: human figure:child:girl, human figure:group:children, human figure:woman
  • Technique: gouache
  • Signature: Unsigned and undated
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 1147
  • Inscription: At bottom edge, inscription by Maria Portinari "Nº 510 – Gouache de autoria de Candido Portinari, autenticado por Maria Victoria Portinari”.
  • Function: Small-scale color sketch, not used, for the mural painting “Singing School” [FCO 1761]
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-642
Projeto Portinari

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