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Three Friends In the Slum

Candido Portinari1938

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in tones earthy, blue, white, ochre, rose, black, green, gray and red. Smooth texture and marked brushstrokes. Composition representing three clasped women, occupying almost the entire on the right side of the composition, with gourd, barbed wire fence on the left and hilltop slums in the background against the sky in "degrade" blue as if entardecendo. The on the left figure is mulatto and is standing almost back. wears white turban with red polka dots on the head which balances a kind of carving in shades earthy, has long neck; flexed and the on the right on the left arm also flexed with the hand on the arm of the mulatto faces. wear light-colored dress, long sleeve, has legs slightly apart and are barefoot. Ahead and to his on the right, black female figure standing in front; has short, curly hair, suggested eyes, broad nose and thick, closed lips. His arms are not visible, wear color rose dress with red polka dots; the legs are apart and barefoot. To his on the right and a little further on, figure another mulatto, standing, facing. Has short black hair, oval face, big eyes, broad nose and lips closed. Has the on the left arm along the body and the on the right flexed supported in the chest, using light blue dress with balls in darker blue; It has legs slightly apart and barefoot. To the left of the group, large gourd on earthy-gray tones. A little further back, representation barbed wire fence, diagonally from the left to the right, front to back. On the right, on the ground represented on earthy shades, a white winding track, like a rope, between boulders that are scattered all over the floor. In the background, three hills earthy represented in tones, which appear suggested some trees and many shacks. Basically, sky "degrade" blue, lighter near the hills, darkening toward the top edge of the composition.

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  • Title: Three Friends In the Slum
  • 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: 1938
  • Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w82 x h100cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: social:shanty town, social:ethnic groups:mulatto, social:ethnic groups:Black, human figure:group:women, diverse:recurring elements:gourd, diverse:recurring elements:rope
  • Technique: oil
  • Signature: Signed and dated in bottom left corner "PORTINARI 1938"
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 3005
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-929
Projeto Portinari

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