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Title
Square
Description
Composition in gray tones, ochre, earthy and black. Smooth texture. Representation of a square, with houses on the right and the background and outline seven scattered figures in the center. The composition gives idea of a stage for theater. In the foreground, on the left, gray area forming a rectangle, at a lower level than the street that is on the right, bordered by a narrow sidewalk. On the right bank of the composition, rounded angle of a two-story house forming a corner. The house has a door and a window with a balcony on the right above. At the end of the sidewalk in front of the house, two human figures with no anatomical detail. In the background, square area in ochre surrounded by three blocks suggesting buildings that cast shadows on the right, and two houses with no roof to the bottom. In the center of this area, five more sparse figures, also without anatomical definition and their shadows cast on the right.
Location Created
Author
Candido PortinariPerson
Artwork Function
Small-scale color sketchArtworkFunctionType
Artwork Function Description
Small-scale color sketch for the panel Square [FCO 2497]
Art Form
PaintingArtFormType
Art Medium
watercolorArtMediumType
Artwork Surface
paperArtworkSurfaceType
Collection
Coleção DesconhecidaCollection
Height
14
Width
17
Dimension Notes
precisão: aproximadas
Annotation
Signed at bottom right edge "Portinari". Undated
Annotation Others
On reverse, label from Galeria Jóia.
