General Info
Title
Still Life with Little Paper Boats
Description
Composition in dark shades of earthy and green and gray and red. Smooth texture. On smooth top table in aerial perspective, deep dish representation with water and paper boats. Dark rectangular area spans the entire width and almost the entire height of the composition suggesting that the table top on which are, seen from above, on the right of center a deep dish containing water and a red paper boat floating slightly fallen to on the left. Next to the plate, three printed paper boats appearing to be newspaper, two on the left and on the right projecting reflections on the table. In the top margin, smooth dark green background.
Location Created
Author
Candido PortinariPerson
About
Themes
Support and Technique
Dimensions
Height (cm)
59
Width (cm)
72
Signature and annotation
Annotation
Signed and dated at bottom right "C.PORTINARI 1945 [sic]"
Other info
Notes Date
Work is dated 1945, but was actually made in 1932.
