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Woman and Children

Candido Portinari1940

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in tones earthy, blue, ochre, white, yellow, rose, black, red, green and gray. Predominant thick smooth texture in the hand of one of the figures. Mulatto group - women and children - standing occupying the full area of ​​the support, with balloons and kites around. The group is at the center of the composition and consists of six people: two women and four girls. In the middle group, woman front, on the right arm raised, and the hand shown in thick texture and the folded on the left arm with the hand towards the front, at shoulder height. Has hair to his shoulders arrested by white ribbon with red polka dots, big eyes and round and there is shade on the left side of his face. It wears low-cut dress and sleeveless. On the right, leaning on his on the left shoulder this, an adolescent mulatto, with the body of back and head 3/4 on the left. Surrounding these two figures, four children arranged as follows: one on the left side of the first woman from the front, with both arms raised, wearing rose dress; behind her, another girl in profile to the right and the back face forward, and the body covered by the front girl; child less, in front and between the two women, facing, his head tilted to the right, on the left arm raised with a kind of tissue between the fingers and on the right hand turn back, holding an umbrella at the bottom. wear yellow dress with black dots and red sash at the waist. To the right, on the back of the second woman, another girl, 3/4 turned to the left, with his head up and to the left. On the bottom on the right, trunk leaves the tin. In the background, on the left and on the right side of each three figures: the on the left with raised arms, one of which carries a kind of standard in the tape edge; and on the right each have a balloon on the top of the head, which appear to hold wires with arms raised. The on the right lower half, three stumps queued. Bright blue sky with kites and balloons skirting the core group.

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  • Title: Woman and Children
  • 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: 1940
  • Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w81 x h100cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: social:ethnic groups:mulatto, Brazilian Culture:children's games:toys:balloon, Brazilian Culture:children's games:toys:kite, human figure:child:girl, human figure:group, human figure:woman, diverse:recurring elements:trunk
  • Technique: oil
  • Signature: Signed and dated at bottom left "PORTINARI 1940"
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 2293
  • Inscription: On stretcher, label "MUSEU NACIONAL DE BELAS ARTES RIO DE JANEIRO. EXPOSIÇÃO: Portinari (dez anos de morte) DATA junho 1972 EB”; stamps "MNBA” and "97”.
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-1240
Projeto Portinari

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