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Horses

Candido Portinari1951

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in shades of green, ochre, blue, gray and white. Smooth texture. Composition depicting two horses in the open lanscape. To the left of center, light horse standing back to back; has the head turned to the right 3/4, ears pricked and the four legs on the ground. To his on the right is another horse of the same color also standing, but from the front. 3/4 has the head turned to the left, ear cocked and on the left front paw raised. Both animals are on a level field with clear grass with more behind the grass appears to be higher in the skyline view are some hills and the sky is clear with some white clouds.

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  • Title: Horses
  • 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: 1951
  • Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w46 x h54cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: Nature:Animals:horse, Nature:landscape:field
  • Technique: oil
  • Signature: Signed and dated in bottom left corner "PORTINARI 1951"
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 1110
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-2987
Projeto Portinari

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