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Girl with Bird

Candido Portinari1956

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in light shades of yellow, orange, lilac, earthy, rose, blue and white. Thick texture, with marked brushstrokes. Girl half-length with bird perched in hand, against yellow background. The girl faces with his head slightly tilted down, looking for a bird that is resting in the palm of your hand. It has a round face, straight hair with bangs, suggested facial features and very thin neck. On the left arm lying along the body and the on the right folded across his chest and open hand palm up on which is perched a bird in shades of blue. Shirt wears large, low-cut sleeveless, represented by strokes marked suggesting draping. Might yellow background, lightly shaded area near the neck of the girl and the top on the right, a darker yellow circle suggesting that the sun.

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  • Title: Girl with Bird
  • 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: 1956
  • Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w52 x h63cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: Nature:Animals:bird, human figure:child:girl
  • Technique: oil
  • Signature: Signed and dated at bottom right "PORTINARI 56"
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 1472
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-4012
Projeto Portinari

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