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General Info
Title
Industrialization of Brazil
Description
Composition in green tones, blue, gray, orange, ochre, yellow, earthy, white and black. Smooth, thick, rough texture, and marked brushstrokes. Composition representing urban lanscape, seen from above, suggesting compact mass of skyscrapers, characterized by sharply vertical geometrism. In the foreground, on the left of center and on the right, representing two tall chimneys, defined by rectangular shapes of larger proportions than the rest, from where small clouds of smoke transparent in shades of gray - not only geometrical areas of the composition. These chimneys stand out from the background, it is suggested construction blocks in perspective.
Location Created
Author
Candido PortinariPerson
About
Themes
non-figurativeSubject
Function
Artwork Function
Executed toArtworkFunctionType
Artwork Function Description
Work executed to decorate the headquarters of the BankBoston, São Paulo, SP.
Support and Technique
Collection
Collection
Previous Collection
Dimensions
Height (cm)
239
Width (cm)
123
Dimension Notes
249x133 (S)
precisão: aproximadas
Signature and annotation
Annotation
Signed and dated at bottom right "PORTINARI 60"
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Related Document18
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