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Carajá Indian Woman

Candido Portinari1959

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in blue tones, ochre, black, red, earthy, white and gray. Smooth and thick texture. Composition representing Caraja India occupying almost the entire area of ​​the support. She faces with head without defined facial features, turned to the left, with black, straight hair, long, hit the on the right. Your body is defined by two triangles, one above the other, suggesting stamped clothes with geometric motifs in black, white, red and ochre. His legs and feet are defined by thick, black and parallel lines, ending hook. The floor of the composition is in ochre tones, looking up the background sky in shades of deep blue with circle to the right, suggesting the moon. Two bands almost vertical, in gray tones, cross entire height of the composition.

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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
  • Physical Dimensions: w22 x h32.5cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: social:ethnic groups:Indian, human figure:woman
  • Technique: oil
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 3698
  • Inscription: Signed and dated in dedication in middle of bottom half "PARA EUGENIO COM O ABRAÇO FRATERNAL do PORTINARI 59”
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-4510
Projeto Portinari

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