Mentions
Is Part Of
EMPTY LABEL
Title
Bandeirantes
Description
Composition in blue and green tones (predominant), gray, rose, yellow, earthy, white, black, violet and red. Smooth texture, marked strokes. Representation of pioneers and indigenous in the woods across geometrized composition. From the left to the right: man standing in front with legs apart, wearing brimmed hat and high boots; tree trunk thick through almost the entire height of the support. Three men side by side and two back and one behind, from the front. The on the left seems to be shooting with the shotgun, the center holds the rifle with the on the left hand and the third front, holding the gun in his on the left hand, and is with the head turned to his two companions. The three wear brimmed hat. At the upper right corner, three indigenous in a row, in profile to the left, carrying on her head a canoe. Along the lower edge of the support, and knees bent figure front with his head and hands together at the front of the body. Background in dark tones setting thicket represented by geometrical areas and light areas suggesting light penetration.
Location Created
Author
Candido PortinariPerson
Themes
Related Event2
Related Document4
Artwork Function
Small-scale color sketchArtworkFunctionType
Artwork Function Description
Small-scale color sketch for the panel Bandeirantes [FCO 2732]
Art Form
PaintingArtFormType
Art Medium
oilArtMediumType
Artwork Surface
cardboardArtworkSurfaceType
Collection
Height
23.4
Width
40
Dimension Notes
precisão: aproximadas
Annotation
Unsigned and undated
Annotation Family
On reverse, inscription by Maria Portinari "Pintura de Candido Portinari – autenticada por Maria Victoria Portinari dezembro de 1971”.
Annotation Exhibition
On reverse, stamp "MINISTERIO DA EDUCAÇÃO E CULTURA MUSEU [illegible] ARTES AUTORIZO [illegible signature] 23-5-958”; label "Nº 16 ‘Bandeirantes’ Exposição no Pavilhão de Arte Contemporânea de Milão – Itália 21 de Março a 21 de Abril 1963 Col. João Candido Portinari”.
Annotation Others
On reverse, label "IMUNIZA IMUNIZOU 12/07/73 tel: 248-7495 264-8398”; inscriptions "Braço agua Forte DETALHE DO MURAL ‘TIRADENTES’ [scratched out]”, "158” and "5”. On back of frame, adhesive tape from Artefact framing house.
