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Woman with Rooster

Candido Portinari1941

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in ochre, earthy, blue, gray, rose, red, white yellow and black. Composition representing woman sitting on the floor with a bump ahead. Woman faces, with slightly turned to the right face, has bulky body and strain on hands. The on the right arm is folded, glued to the body, with the hand facing upward, the fingers are of irregular sizes and Palm overly meaty hand; the on the left arm is flexed, his hand pressed against his face and elbow on the left leg. The on the right leg is supported on the floor and the on the left is bent, serving to support the on the left arm. She has an oval face, curly black hair, long, thin eyebrows, round eyes away, giving the impression that the face is flattened, suggested nose, small mouth and wide neck. wear brown dress with blue trimmed in straight neckline that sits on top of the breasts. The on the left arm and the on the right is naked obscured by draping the dress color, like a long sleeve. The skirt has enough drape, with dark shaded giving effect seems round, and covers up the legs to the knees. To the right of the composition, in front of the on the left leg of the woman, a rooster in black and white tones, giving gray effect, facing left, large red crest and dewlap. In the background, on the left, ochre balloon. On the right, boy with yellow clothes flying a kite with rose Rabiola. Above the kite a little yellow balloon and over the top three balloons in perspective to the bottom, and front to the back in rose tones, blue and white. Sky in blue and gray tones, lightening on the horizon. Floor earthy tones, black, gray and blue, with blue mountains in the distance.

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  • Title: Woman with Rooster
  • 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
  • Location Created: Brodowski, São Paulo, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w72 x h60cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: Nature:Animals:rooste, Brazilian Culture:children's games:play:flying kites, Brazilian Culture:children's games:play:flying balloons, Nature:landscape:field, human figure:woman
  • Technique: tempera
  • Signature: Signed and dated at bottom right "PORTINARI BRODOWSKI 1941"
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 4191
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-1381
Projeto Portinari

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