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Groom

Candido Portinari1944

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in red, blue, white, green and earthy. Smooth texture and contour lines. It depicts man standing in front, holding an umbrella. The man has not represented facial features, is the on the right arm over the body and on the left bent up where the umbrella is hanging; He is standing with legs apart and feet facing sides. wears brimmed hat, suggesting that straw, white shirt with a high collar, striped vest blue and red buttons and white suit with blue, trimmed and red buttons spots. Pants shoes in shades of blue, red and white. His face and legs are toned earthy and hands on green. Plain white background.

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  • Title: Groom
  • 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: w17.5 x h25.5cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: social:ethnic groups:Black, human figure:man
  • Technique: watercolor, lead pencil
  • Signature: Initialed at bottom right "CP". Undated
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 4980
  • Notes: Support affixed to cardboard.
  • Inscription: On cardboard, inscriptions "The BRIDEGROM”, "SOUVENIR BOOK (Yara)” and "nº 10”. On reverse, inscriptions "1st scene”, "22 guarda chuva” and "1 Dokondowsky”.
  • Function: Costume design for the Iara Ballet
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-2132
Projeto Portinari

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