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Soccer in Brodowski

Candido Portinari1958

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in black and white. Contour lines and dashed parallel. It depicts children playing soccer and animals in Brodoswki Square. To the right, a group of boys playing football, occupying the downtown area and on the right diagonally to the left and front to back. Some have facial features suggested by dark spots and the shape of their heads is indicated by the absence of lines, in contrast to the saturated background graphics. On the right, in the foreground, peacock with open tail, rooster profile to the left. In the background, donkey standing front and goat grazing profile to the left. To the left of center, light pole and next to it in the background, child running with arms raised and the on the rightmost another child looking fly a kite. On the third level, people walking from the right to on the left, front to the back, towards the little church of Saint Anthony. Floor range occupying almost the entire support height, and sky range on the horizon, very narrow and clearer.

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  • Title: Soccer in Brodowski
  • 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: 1958
  • Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w46.5 x h31cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: Brazilian Culture:children's games:play:soccer, Nature:Animals:rooste, Nature:Animals:turkey, Nature:Animals:kid, Nature:Animals:horse, Nature:landscape:Brodowski, human figure:group:children
  • Technique: lead pencil
  • Signature: Signed at bottom left "Portinari Portinari". Undated
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 5194
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-4308
Projeto Portinari

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