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Title
Scene from Beach
Description
Composition in blue tones, green, red, orange, yellow, ochre, rose, gray and black. Smooth texture. Beach It depicts with Bikini woman, lying under open tent, sea and boat in the distance partially geometrized composition. In the foreground, tent with colorful stripes woman sheltering extended horizontally, head to the left and on the right feet, his face facing forward. The woman is on her hands, has the bent on the right leg, wears wide-brimmed hat and orange bikini. In the background, seen from above, four tents stuck in the sand and a few scattered figures. In the third level, blue sea with crashing waves, hint of bathers swimming on the right and white boat in the distance. In the background, blue sky close range.
Location Created
Author
Candido PortinariPerson
Themes
Related Event
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Artwork Function
IllustrationArtworkFunctionType
Artwork Function Description
Illustration no. 1 for the novel Les Roses de septembre, from the book Romans, by André Maurois
Art Form
PaintingArtFormType
Art Medium
oilArtMediumType
Artwork Surface
paperArtworkSurfaceType
Height
25.5
Width
19
Annotation
Signed and dated at bottom right edge "PORTINARI 60"
Annotation Others
On reverse, piece of paper under glass with inscription "Les Roses de Septembre p.63(?). Venez vite, Guillaume. Vous me verrez cuire mon dos, mes bras, mes jambes, mes seins sur une terrasse brulante, Veny, la vie est belle et vous a’aiderez à l’aimer”.
