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Storm

Candido Portinari1943

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in dark shades of gray, black, earthy, ochre, green, and white tone. Rough texture. Storm representation in the field of lanscape. In the foreground, small veins trees by wind and rain, toppling to the right. In the background to the left and on the right rectangular shapes that seem to represent the rainwater. At the top, on the left of center, radius of representation. In the background dark sky with bright band near the horizon.

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  • Title: Storm
  • 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: 1943
  • Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w74 x h61.5cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: Nature:landscape:field
  • Technique: oil
  • Signature: Unsigned and undated
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 1827
  • Function: When Assis Chateaubriand saw the work “Storm” [FCO 1887] and wanted to purchase it, the artist explained that it was reserved for a friend, but promised to make a similar one for him
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-1964
Projeto Portinari

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