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Wedding in the Country

Candido Portinari1944

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in the earthy , blue, green, white, red, gray, black and rose tones. Smooth texture. Newlywed black couple, arm in arm, in arid landscape against gradient background. On the left, the bride is standing facing forward, her head tilted to the right. She has short hair with a touch of white flowers from which hangs a transparent veil with black dots and goes down up to knee high. she wears a white long sleeve dress, blue ribbon marking the waist, skirt with four ruffles four up to the mid-calf , white socks shoes. Her right arm is bent at chest high, holding a bouquet of green and rose flowers, and the left is crossed with the groom's. To the right, in the center of the composition, the groom is standing facing forward, his head turned 3/4 to the right. He wears a straw hat, wears a white suit, white shirt with red polka dots, red bow tie and white shoes. The left arm is along the body and the right is supporting the bride's. Both have delimited facial features: round face, big eyes, nose represented by a triangle and closed thick lips. On the floor, a few scattered pebbles, and three small hills lined up in back perspective can be seen. Slightly behind and to the right, two boys outlined: one back facing, 3/4 facing the left, with arms and legs spread, wearing white shirt and blue pants; the other is further back wearing white clothing. Close to the horizon, the little church of Saint Anthony. In the sky, a red kite with dots and white tail. Both the gradient blue sky and the earthy ground go lighter until they intersect in the horizon line.

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  • Title: Wedding in the Country
  • 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: 1944
  • Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w79 x h98cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: social:ethnic groups:Black, Brazilian Culture:country wedding, Brazilian Culture:children's games:play:flying kites, Nature:landscape:Brodowski, human figure:couple, human figure:child:boy
  • Technique: oil
  • Signature: Signed and dated in bottom right corner "PORTINARI 1944"
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 1946
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-2069
Projeto Portinari

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