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Title
Scarecrow and Kites
Description
Composition in blue tones, yellow, ochre, orange and rose. Smooth texture and light contours graphite. Scarecrow surrounded by pipes composition with abstract-geometric shapes. In the upper half of the composition of yellow area in front scarecrow: round face, spiky hair, flowing drapery covering up the beams that are riding, looking to the right on the shoulder one blue bird perched profile to the left. Around, kites flying in different directions. They are divided in half in orange and rose with long rabiolas tones. At the bottom of the light yellow area, some uneven areas in ochre. In the lower half, blue predominates area where the on the right overlap flowing pipes. Sinuous line bordering areas in ochre and blue.
Location Created
Author
Candido PortinariPerson
Themes
Artwork Function
DesignArtworkFunctionType
Artwork Function Description
Design for upholstery for chair back
Art Form
PaintingArtFormType
Art Medium
gouacheArtMediumType
lead pencilArtMediumType
Artwork Surface
paperArtworkSurfaceType
Technique
Support affixed to cardboard.
Notes Collection
Work commissioned by Walther Moreira Salles for the dining room chairs of his residence in Rio de Janeiro, RJ.
Height
53.5
Width
39
Dimension Notes
precisão: aproximadas
Annotation
Signed at bottom right edge "Portinari [illegible]". Undated
