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Title
Still Life
Description
Composition in tones earthy and ochre (predominant), red, white, gray, blue, green and black. Smooth texture with some marked brushstrokes. Table of representation, with objects and unfinished canvases, against background earthy and ochre with touches of green. Dark red table and ochre with white towel. The towel is farm raised on the right and gathered drape toward the center of the table. Part tabletop visible on the right. Drawn back towel lets see that it is a table type gate closed. On the towel we see a blue and white bowl on plate in the same colors. In front of the bowl, red ball suggesting an apple and having the high side candlestick dark hue. On the table, on the left unfinished canvas that seems to be a female nude whose treatment of hair resembles a Japanese. On the right on the table, unfinished screen suggesting a portrait in ochre, earthy and ashes. The composition of ochre background with vertical black bar on the right.
Author
Candido PortinariPerson
General Info
Work done by the artist in Paris after winning the European Trip Prize. In addition, he did two nudes [FCO 2635, FCO 3833], two other still lifes [FCO 63, FCO 2867], a self-portrait [FCO 3156], a portrait [FCO 5218] and three drawings [FCO 2514, FCO 2515, FCO 3673]. FCO 3156 is depicted in this work.
Themes
still lifeSubject
Related Event5
Related Document31
Art Form
PaintingArtFormType
Art Medium
oilArtMediumType
Artwork Surface
woodArtworkSurfaceType
Height
27
Width
35
Annotation
Signed and dated at bottom right "C. PORTINARI PARIS 930"
Annotation Exhibition
On reverse, stamps "Ministério da Educação e Saúde – Museu Nacional de Belas Artes” and "DEBER [illegible]”; inscriptions "nº 18” and "nt 1946 José L[illegible]”. On back of frame, labels "Fink cx nº 29 São Paulo” and "Fink nº 3 Rio”.
