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Wedding in the Country

Candido Portinari1957

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in white tones, ochre, earthy, green, blue, rose and gray. Smooth texture. Group of people standing representing The scene a wedding in the countryside, with a building in the upper on the right corner and geometrized background in pastels. The group is moved to the left and is composed of ten people. In the foreground, the bride and groom hand in hand: she on the left, holding his on the right arm against his chest a large bouquet and the on the left given to the groom, who has slightly face turned to her, wearing a hat, suit and tie red. In the background on the left, the bride's side woman with white hat and on the right, the groom's side, another woman with hair to his shoulders, holding his on the right hand an open umbrella over his head and having a pocket hanging on the left arm. The other group members see only the heads - with three hat wear - the bodies being covered up by the front of the figures. All have defined facial features and clothing that blend with the geometrics of the fund. At the upper right corner a building suggests that a church. Geometrized background in small rectangles in pastels.

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  • Title: Wedding in the Country
  • 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: 1957
  • Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w33 x h41.5cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: Brazilian Culture:country wedding, Nature:landscape:Brodowski, human figure:couple, human figure:group, human figure:man, human figure:woman
  • Technique: oil
  • Signature: Signed and dated at bottom right edge "PORTINARI 57"
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 2294
  • Inscription: On back of frame, inscriptions "Portinary” and "mold. nº 8 [illegible]”.
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-4209
Projeto Portinari

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