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Carnauba

Candido Portinari1944

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in gray tones, ochre, green, earthy, blue, white and black. Rough texture result of its support of the work. It depicts two farmers, robust build, working on the extraction of carnauba seeing is also among the Carnaubeiras a workhorse and a boy. In the foreground, on the left, mestizo peasant, standing, facing slightly turned to the right. It has reddish skin, straight hair and marked facial features; It has bare chest and wear light pants arrested for belt and bare feet. His arms are along the body and has the legs slightly apart suggesting resting position. To the right, another farmer, on his back, with the upper body leaning forward, legs wide apart and are barefoot. You have your arms down, looking up hands near a tuft of carnauba leaves, suggesting he was ready to take it. Also in the foreground, a little further back, between the two tenants, toro of a carnauba. In the background, see carnaubal to the right through the trees, leaves tuft ass loaded profile towards the on the left, to the right forelimb inflected suggesting be walking. Further down, on the right, behind the donkey, part of a boy standing in front, carrying over the on the right shoulder a leaf tuft holding with both hands. The on the left arm is passing over his head. Still in the background, one sees several carnaubal trunks that have the characteristic of being scaled forming rings of zigzags. Might colored area on the ground to the center of the background, and light illuminating part of the ass giving him a blue shading.

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  • Title: Carnauba
  • 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: w248 x h280cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: social:working scenes:cultivating carnaúba palms, social:ethnic groups:Indian, social:workers:farm hand, Nature:Animals:donkey, human figure:group:men
  • Technique: fresco
  • Signature: Unsigned and undated
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 1759
  • Function: Work executed to decorate the meeting room at the Palácio Gustavo Capanema, Rio de Janeiro, RJ.. Economic Cycles
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-2276
Projeto Portinari

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