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Village

Candido Portinari1941

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in black, white and gray. Rapid lines defining the shapes and tones of watery. Composition representing an Indian village, three hollow, a coconut tree and a totem. The village occupies the central area of ​​the composition, has a circular shape surrounded by winding around suggested by lines; inside the village, on the left, are the three hollow; the group of indigenous is on the right. The indigenous wear headdresses seem to be dancing, some with bows in hand. To their on the left, figure probably white man, standing, facing and naked. On the left totem with skull on top of a mast. The coconut palm is at the center of the composition and in front.

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  • Title: Village
  • 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: 1941
  • Physical Dimensions: w25 x h14cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: social:ethnic groups:Indian, Nature:landscape:Indian village, human figure:group:men
  • Technique: India ink pen , India ink wash
  • Signature: Unsigned and undated
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 3459
  • Function: Illustration for the book “Descrição verdadeira de um país...,” by Hans Staden, which was never published
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-1548
Projeto Portinari

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