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Maria Rosa and the King

Candido Portinari1941

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in blue, red, gray, black, yellow and white tones. Contour lines and smoky areas. Composition representing girl in front of a king sitting on the throne. The girl is in the foreground, center, facing back and kneeling, has curly hair and wears a long cape. In front, on a much larger scale, the king sitting on the throne, facing forward, wears a crown, colorful clothes with collar and patterned coat. Behind the throne, we see the horizon with hills and the sky, with a circular area in yellow suggesting the sun. Uncoiled wires coming out of the king's lap suggest serpentine, as well as the rolls on the floor, next to the girl.

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  • Title: Maria Rosa and the King
  • 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: 1941
  • Physical Dimensions: w28.5 x h26.5cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: Nature:landscape:field, human figure:child:girl, human figure:man
  • Technique: gouache , fountain pen
  • Signature: Stamped signature in bottom right corner "PORTINARI*". Undated
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 4604
  • Inscription: On reverse, inscriptions "Maria Rosa Please return to Junior Books, Doubleday” and "33”.
  • Function: Illustration no. 19 for the book “Maria Rosa,” by Vera Kelsey
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-1518
Projeto Portinari

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