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General Info
Title
Northeastern Raft
Description
Composition in tones earthy, green, violet, blue, yellow, ochre, black and rose. Smooth texture. Composition depicting two men and a woman in that suggests that the deck of a raft against geometrized background. Figures have dark skin, have indicated facial features being defined only by color compact mass. In the foreground, on the left of center, kneeling, 3/4 toward the on the right, head tilted forward to seeing the fallen dark hair; You have your arms straight down and secure with hands what would be the point of a cloth. wears violet dress, long, short-sleeved and is barefoot. Behind this figure, in the background, two fishermen, standing, facing each other. What is on the left is almost back slightly back to the right. wears brimmed hat, purple shirt, pants rolled up to just below the knees and sandals with strap through his fingers. It arms stretched forward; secure with the on the left hand part of a string and the on the right something undefined. In front of the other jangadeiro is facing with the head tilted down; wears blue shirt, pants rolled up to just below the knees and sandals with strap through his fingers. Has folded arms and secure with hands in vertical rope that runs through almost the entire height of the support. On the legs of fishermen areas of contrasting shadows. The floor of the vessel is defined by rectangular areas which suggests wooden boards. Fund as defined by regular geometrical areas.
Location Created
Author
Candido PortinariPerson
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Related Event6
Related Document25
Function
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.
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Collection
Collection
Previous Collection
Diários Associados adquirida do artista sob encomenda feita em 1954, por Assis ChateaubriandCollection
Dimensions
Height
198
Width
147
Dimension Notes
precisão: aproximadas
Signature and annotation
Annotation
Signed and dated at bottom right "PORTINARI 54"
