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Title
Bahian Women
Description
Composition in ochre, gray, blue, earthy, black and orange. Smooth texture, predominant, and thick in the hand of one of Bahia. Three Bahia occupying almost the entire vertical area of support, against geometrized background. The figures are slightly on the right of center, facing the middle of the sitting and the other two standing behind her. The Bahian center has the fully geared head up, his on the left arm resting on his lap and crossed on the right in front of him, his hand holding the Bahia on the left arm that surrounds behind. The legs are apart, feet facing out, in second position. wear collar, rotated dress, handles, represented in rectangles of various sizes, has a cloth-of-coast striped in blue and orange dangling from his on the left shoulder and clogs pants high heels. The Bahia from the on the left is behind this holding her arms is her head bent forward, using little hat, dress had taken that-fall run, cloth-of-coast on the left shoulder, bracelets and rings in on the right arm and hand - represented with thick texture - and pointed shoe orange. Beside this, on the right, another Bahian, with darker skin than the others, arms raised at face level, holding in his on the right hand a blue comb. He has short black hair on the left and long on the right eyes represented by two black circles, and other facial features just suggested. Moon representation in the upper on the left corner. Geometrized background in wide areas.
Location Created
Author
Candido PortinariPerson
Themes
Related Event7
Related Document37
Artwork Function
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Artwork Function Description
Work executed to decorate the headquarters of the O Cruzeiro magazine, Rio de Janeiro, RJ. Work designed by architect Oscar Niemeyer.
Art Form
PanelArtFormType
Art Medium
oilArtMediumType
Artwork Surface
canvasArtworkSurfaceType
Collection
Previous Collection
Diários Associados adquirida do artista sob encomenda feita em 1954, por Assis ChateaubriandCollection
Height
199
Width
149
Dimension Notes
precisão: aproximadas
Annotation
Signed and dated at bottom right "PORTINARI 56"
