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Still Life

Candido Portinari1931

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in tones earthy, gray, red, yellow, orange and green. Smooth and thick texture. Still life with turnip, tomato, orange and two eggs on earthy area in dark tone. In the upper on the left half, flat on radish with cut foliage; slightly below a tomato suggesting be very ripe, fat and buds. To the right of tomatoes, orange and navel to just below two eggs side by side, lying. The on the left with the thinnest part of the back and the on the right in the reverse position. Background in earthy tone with shadows cast on the left.

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  • Title: Still Life
  • 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: 1931
  • Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w35 x h27cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: Still life:vegetables, Still life:fruits
  • Technique: oil
  • Signature: Signed and dated at top right edge "C.PORTINARI 931"
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 2917
  • Notes: Support affixed to wood.
  • Inscription: On back of frame, label "officina molduras/objetos MARQUES DO AMORIM, 288”.
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-233
Projeto Portinari

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