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Still Life Shells

Candido Portinari1932

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in tones of black, ochre, earthy, white and gray. Smooth texture. Representation of still life with shells. Dark area, occupying almost the entire support, suggesting a table where are six shells and a book. Four shells are small, with a single party, the kind that have beads inside, and two are larger in shape as snails. At the top of the on the right half, you see part of a book spine ashore tone toward the center, with triangular designs made with fine lines and golden on top, written in "GALE" rectangle. In the upper on the left area, small bright area.

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  • Title: Still Life Shells
  • 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: 1932
  • Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w46 x h38.5cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: diverse:objects:book, Nature:Animals:shell, still life
  • Technique: oil
  • Signature: Signed and dated in top left corner "C.PORTINARI 932"
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 4954
  • Inscription: Inscription at top left "CALL”
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-315
Projeto Portinari

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