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Sower

Candido Portinari1955

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in blue tones, violet, white, ochre, orange, green, gray and black. Thick texture and lightly marked brushstrokes. Composition representing seeder having at his side a sheep in lanscape plow and hills in the background field. Figure occupies almost the entire height of the support; she is standing, facing, wears straw hat with scarf under the same serving of neck protection, has indicated facial features, using species of orange-neck sweater flat on the neck and long sleeves, a long violet tones skirt, looking up at the ankles, navy slacks. On the skirt, I see white apron whose ends she holds with his on the right hand used to save seed who is playing in plowed field with the on the left hand. On your on the left, you see white sheep standing in profile facing to the left slightly back. He's with his nose at the time of his on the left hand the woman trying to eat some beans being thrown on the floor. The plowed field is flat and is defined by darker lines that converge to the bottom. On the horizon, some hills and sky in blue uniform tone.

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  • Title: Sower
  • 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: 1955
  • Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w46 x h55cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: social:working scenes:farming, social:workers:female settler, Nature:Animals:sheep, Nature:landscape:field, human figure:woman
  • Technique: oil
  • Signature: Signed and dated in bottom left corner "PORTINARI 55"
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 1741
  • Inscription: On back of frame, label "PORTINARI”.
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-3389
Projeto Portinari

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