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Carajá Indian Woman

Candido Portinari1959

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in ochre tones, rose, green, earthy, white, gray and yellow. Texture unidentified. Indian Representation Carajá in the open lanscape. India is at the center of the composition to the left profile, the body is formed by two isosceles triangles, one above the other vertex, both decorated with marajoara art designs, the upper triangle and the base of the fringes. In the face of the place has a hook, like an open mouth to the left and long hair, esvoaçados on the right. The legs resemble hooks with tips out. Floor in shades rose with blue stripes and clear sky with sun track on the right.

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  • Title: Carajá Indian Woman
  • 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: 1959
  • Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: social:ethnic groups:Indian, human figure:woman
  • Technique: medium unidentified
  • Signature: Signed in middle of bottom half "PORTINARI". Undated
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 5305
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-4517
Projeto Portinari

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