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Soccer

Candido Portinari1958

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in tones earthy, ochre, rose, gray and blue. Thick texture. It depicts with thirteen boys in the Brodoswki Square. In the center of the composition boys group occupying almost the entire width of the composition. They are in several locations, nearly all standing with legs apart but some are squat. They suggest are playing football and almost all have arms raised. The earthy where they are playing children is flat and is represented in dark tones of earthy. At the bottom of the square, on the right, Church of Saint Anthony in slightly diagonal on the left to the right, front to back. In the background, lines marking the end of the square, looking to the left, a grove; the center and on the right, rows of houses with trees and tall palm trees behind. Sky in blue tones.

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  • Title: Soccer
  • 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: w23.5 x h31.5cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: Brazilian Culture:children's games:play:soccer, Nature:landscape:Brodowski, human figure:child:boy, human figure:group:children
  • Technique: oil
  • Signature: Unsigned and undated
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 1365
  • Inscription: On reverse, label "Nº 166 Futebol – Exposição do Pavilhão de Arte Contemporânea de Milão – Itália 21 de março a 21 de abril de 1963 Col. João Candido Portinari”.
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-4303
Projeto Portinari

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