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Title
Figures in Landscape
Description
Composition in blue tones, earthy, green, gray, white, black, yellow, red, ochre and rose. Smooth, rough, thick texture. Group of three women and four girls, all mulattos under the moonlight. In the foreground, to the right of center, girl standing in front, on the right arm raised holding the cord an umbrella of its height. Has short kinky hair, tie suggestion in the head and nose represented by thick brush stroke curve. wears sleeveless dress, light blue with darker dots. On the floor to the left, a bauzinho. In the background, to the left, facing girl open arms, and the on the right raised. He has hair in bunches with lace on her head and wears rose dress with red polka dots. Immediately behind and to the left, partially hidden girl figure, seeing the head lying on his on the right shoulder, long hair and arm lying along the body. In the center of the composition, fat woman from the front, slightly face turned to the right, on the right arm folded across his chest and earthyed on the left shoulder of the girl beside her. wears dress with red and blue balls. On the right 3/4 girl turned to the left, on the left arm raised. It wears plain dress in shades of yellow. In the third level, behind the group, is a glimpse of two women back. The shadows are distributed randomly in the figures, suggesting night environment. The figures are partially represented facial features, legs spread and bare feet. Floor on earthy and green, finding himself on the left three sharp rocks aligned in perspective to the bottom on the right, near the horizon, a wind marker. In the background, blue sky clearing up the skyline, looking to the left and on the right full moon, the Tres Marias.
Location Created
Author
Candido PortinariPerson
Themes
Related Event
Related Document
6
Art Form
PaintingArtFormType
Art Medium
oilArtMediumType
Artwork Surface
canvasArtworkSurfaceType
Previous Collection
Parke-Bernet GalleriesCollection
Height
100
Width
80
Annotation
Signed and dated in bottom left corner "PORTINARI 1940"
