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Shantytown with Musicians

Candido Portinari1957

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in green tones, blue, gray, orange, rose, lilac, yellow, and ochre earthy. Smooth texture and marked brushstrokes. Composition representing slum with three musicians to the center. In the foreground, to the left and on the right representation of two shacks. In the background, center, three musicians, two sitting - the on the left playing the guitar and the clarinet on the right - and the third between the two, a little further back, standing, playing opossum. They are using light clothing, have dark skin and their heads are just indicated. The three musicians are between two shacks with a third a little further back. Looking ahead to the bottom, continued slum represented by geometric areas in different colors. The composition is divided into colored vertical stripes, juxtaposed, suggesting the decomposition of light, looking from the left to the right the colors: purple, blue, green, yellow, orange and rose.

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  • Title: Shantytown with Musicians
  • 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: 1957
  • Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w55 x h46cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: social:shanty town, Brazilian Culture:musicians:band
  • Technique: oil
  • Signature: Signed and dated in bottom right corner "PORTINARI 957"
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 2727
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-4184
Projeto Portinari

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