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Title
Jeremiah
Description
Composition in gray tones (predominant), white, black, and red earthy. Smooth and thick texture. Composition representing Jeremiah, an old man, crying. The figure is outlined by dark lines and set to deliberate significant deformation. Geometrized areas make up the background there is superposition of light and dark on the figure. Jeremiah sitting on the floor, facing, head turned to the right 3/4. His face reveals pained seeing if the slicked-back hair, creased forehead, very large eyes with red inner contours of where they fall "stone tears" that cover the faces falling to her waist, big nose, deformed, lips parted and beard. It bare torso, on the right arm folded upwards and flattened hand upward and the on the left hand folded and unfolded forward with elbow at the waist. Megs bent and the on the right is slightly fallen and on the left resting on the floor. Planning involves your body from the waist to the thighs. Background in geometrical areas and amoeboid shapes in shades of gray that overlap the figure creating areas of light and dark.
Location Created
Author
Candido PortinariPerson
Themes
Related Event14
Related Document75
Artwork Function
Executed toArtworkFunctionType
Artwork Function Description
Work executed to decorate the headquarters of the Rádio Tupi of São Paulo, SP.
Art Form
PanelArtFormType
Art Medium
temperaArtMediumType
Artwork Surface
canvasArtworkSurfaceType
Preservation Number
Obra tombada sob o nº 331.
Collection
Previous Collection
Diários Associados adquirida do artista sob encomenda feita em 1942 por Assis ChateaubriandCollection
Height
191
Width
179.5
Annotation
Unsigned and undated
Annotation Others
On stretcher, labels "CANDIDO PORTINARI (Brodósqui, S.Paulo 1903 Rio de Janeiro 1962) O pranto de Jeremias – Série Bíblica – Óleo s/tela 189 x 179. Doadora: Rádio Tupy de São Paulo” and "MUSEU DE ARTE DE SÃO PAULO Revisão feita em 23/01/1970 P.M. Bardi [initials] C.O.A. Pellegrino [initials] L.S. Hossaka [initials] M.G. Paiva [initials]”.
