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Tobacco Harvest

Candido Portinari1948

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in tones rose, green, ochre gray, and white earthy. Smooth texture in the background, little thick in the figures and marked brushstrokes. It depicts representation tobacco plantation in geometrized composition. On the left back woman, 3/4 toward the on the right, wide-brimmed hat, black hair, on the left arm raised holding the hat and the on the right hand holding a white backpack. wears white blouse, skirt wide and are barefoot. To the left of center, tree trunk portion with boy grabbed profile to on the right and front face. In the center, front man with his arms raised and head turned back as if he had drinking water. It has legs apart and an outfit with gray and ochre spots. In front of a foot smoke. On the right front man, hunched over smoking standing. It wears wide-brimmed hat and clothing with the same characteristics of the previous. Floor with geometrical areas in tones rose. In the background, areas in light green tones with vertical area in dark green tones behind the central figure.

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  • Title: Tobacco Harvest
  • 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: 1948
  • Physical Dimensions: w50 x h42cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: social:working scenes:tobacco, social:workers:farm hand, human figure:child:boy, human figure:man, human figure:woman, diverse:recurring elements:gourd
  • Technique: oil , tempera
  • Signature: Signed and dated at bottom right "PORTINARI 948"
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 3201
  • Inscription: On reverse, inscription "A-3878”. On back of frame, labels "Museu de Arte Contemporânea da Universidade de São Paulo Parque Ibirapuera C.P. 22031 S.Paulo Brasil Titulo da exposição Portinari Pintor Social C.Portinari Dados Biográficos Título da obra: Colheita de Café 1948. Técnica: Tempera s/madeira Dimensões: 37,7 x 41,2 Propriedade: Armindo arede. S.P.” and "Loja artistica Lazzaro & Ugo”.
  • Function: Illustration for the Silva Araújo-Roussel Laboratories pamphlet about the drug Lyso-Pyoformine C.
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-2668
Projeto Portinari

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