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Title
Storm
Description
Composition in the earthy tones, black, ochre, white and green. Thick texture and apparent strokes. Outdoor It depicts, seeing are five trees in a storm hits. In the foreground, from the left to the right, four trees arranged asymmetrically, small veins to the right with thin trunks and not very dense canopies. In the background, to the left, another smaller tree also bent to the right. On the floor, dark lines and a few light strokes define arid soil. Low Horizon defining ground. The sky near the horizon is represented by light area that darkens as it rises. Still in the sky, on the left the area with rain represented by dark lines on the left diagonal to on the right, from top to bottom; in the center, most rain area falling in the same direction and on the right rain area slightly less dense falling slightly on the right diagonal to the left, from top to bottom. A light ray represented by irregular line in a horizontal view through the sky in the upper half of the composition.
Author
Candido PortinariPerson
Related Event
2
Related Document
6
Art Form
PaintingArtFormType
Art Medium
oilArtMediumType
Artwork Surface
canvasArtworkSurfaceType
Height
60
Width
72
Annotation Author
Signed and dated in dedication at bottom left edge "PARA O AGUINALDO MEU AMIGO, PORTINARI BRODOWSKI 1943”
Annotation Exhibition
On reverse, stamp "Ministério da Educação e Saúde Museu Nacional”. On stretcher, label "Col. Dr. Aguinaldo Xavier Tempestade óleo Exposição [illegible] Milão – Itália 21 de março a 21 de abril 1963 nº 75” and labels from the Galerie Charpentier, from Milan customs and from Transportadora Fink; barely legible stamp from Paris customs. On back of frame, the same Ministry stamp; inscription "Em 4 de abril de 1946 José Leite”.
