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Title
Black Mother
Description
Composition in tones earthy, gray, black, white, green, violet, rose and blue. Rough texture and marked brushstrokes. Black woman sitting holding baby in her arms, against background with abstract-geometric shapes highlighting the top on the right a gourd. In the center occupying almost the entire height of the composition, fat black sitting with her legs open, head tilted to the left and down toward a baby lying on her lap. It has long kinky hair and facial features suggested. wears dress that had taken-fall with blue, long dots to his knees, looking up thick legs and bare feet. The baby is leaning against the black's lap, naked, head on the left, front face and legs on the right. Background: on the left, kind of resting frame on the floor; on the right, greenish stain and other abstract-geometric shapes and high, a gourd on the ground tone.
Location Created
Author
Candido PortinariPerson
Themes
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Art Form
PaintingArtFormType
Art Medium
oil and sandArtMediumType
Artwork Surface
canvasArtworkSurfaceType
Height
38
Width
46
Annotation
Signed and dated in bottom left corner "PORTINARI 1939"
Annotation Family
On reverse, inscription by Maria Portinari "OB”.
Annotation Exhibition
On reverse, stamps "Ministério da Educação e Saúde” and "Museu Nacional de Belas Artes”. On stretcher, torn labels "Galerie Charpentier” and "Carnegie Institute of Pittsburgh Pennsylvania ‘Black Mummy’ Oil Painting by Candido Portinari Owned by the artist – Catalogue nº 28 – Museum of Modern Art nº 40.4160 – Portinari Nº 39"; round stamp "GARE DE LYON – DOUANE DE PARIS”. On back of frame, label from Transportadora Fink.
