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Title
Quartet of Musicians
Description
Composition in gray tones, white, earthy, black, blue, red and green. Smooth texture, color areas, and marked brushstrokes. It depicts quartet of musicians occupying almost the entire support area against geometrized background. Pictures are of the black race, are outlined in black and have outlined physiognomic traits. From the left to the right is seen clarinetist harlequin dress, with cone-shaped hat, standing and facing. Has arms folded in whose safe hands the clarinet is playing. His clothing is of diamonds defined by black lines, all of which contain short strokes in red. To his on the left, front man sitting with his head turned to the left. It wears short-brimmed hat and blue suit and white, spotted. It arms folded and holds a Cavaquinho at chest height. On your on the left, to the right of the composition, opossum player seated on the right leg. It wears a small blue hat and light clothing defined by rapid brushstrokes and small dots suggesting stamped. His on the left leg is bent with knee to the air and on the ground. His head is in profile to the left. He folded arms and hands secure a blue opossum. At the bottom, on the right of center, between the second and the third figure described, clarinet stand almost profile to the left. wears red hat like a cap and gray suit, arms folded in whose safe hands the clarinet is playing. Background with uneven areas, some geometric in shades of gray, and green earthy, some of which are filled by parallel lines and other for points and quick strokes.
Location Created
Author
Candido PortinariPerson
Themes
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Artwork Function
Small-scale color sketchArtworkFunctionType
Artwork Function Description
Small-scale color sketch for the panel Chorinho [FCO 3754]
Art Form
PaintingArtFormType
Art Medium
temperaArtMediumType
lead pencilArtMediumType
Artwork Surface
cardboardArtworkSurfaceType
Preservation Number
Obra tombada sob o nº 99.
Collection
Height
31.8
Width
44
Dimension Notes
precisão: aproximadas
Annotation
Unsigned and undated
Annotation Others
On back of frame, card with inscriptions "Museu de Arte Contemp. de Pe. Quadro nº 99”, "80” and "90”.
