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General Info
Title
Fish
Description
Composition in blue and white. Defining contour lines and colored areas. Composition representing the seabed, fish finding himself as if in a network, comprising colored background against uneven areas. All fish, except for one, are in profile to the left and distributed symmetrically. Each is inserted into the square formed by crossing diagonal lines across the area of the composition, suggesting a network. Both fish as the lines defining the network are represented by white or blue contours contrast with the background tone on which lie.
Author
Candido PortinariPerson
About
Themes
non-figurativeSubject
Function
Artwork Function
Executed toArtworkFunctionType
Artwork Function Description
Work executed to decorate one of the halls of the Pampulha Iate Clube, Belo Horizonte, MG. Work designed by architect Oscar Niemeyer.
Support and Technique
Art Form
PanelArtFormType
Art Medium
tileArtMediumType
Artwork Surface
combined medium and supportArtworkSurfaceType
Collection
Collection
Dimensions
Height (cm)
277
Width (cm)
635
Dimension Notes
PAINEL
precisão: aproximadas
15x15 (azulejos)
Signature and annotation
Annotation
Signed and dated at bottom left edge "PORTINARI 61"
Annotation Author
Inscription at bottom right edge "VITRAIS CONRADO SORGENICHT S/A SÃO PAULO”
Relations
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