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Title
Scarecrow
Description
Composition in blue tones, earthy, gray, white, black, green, ochre, red and yellow. Smooth texture and brushwork marked in some areas of the scarecrow. Composition representing scarecrow, occupying almost the entire area of the composition, in the midst of the open lanscape with some suggested and sky "degrade" Blue Moon and on the right. The scarecrow is at the center of the composition; from the front, slightly off to the right. It is mounted on vertical round wooden beam and inclined almost horizontally, while the on the right side of the scarecrow arm is higher than the other. The scarecrow has on the green head, adorned with black zigzag, bulging eyes, nose and mouth with suggested parted lips. Your head is stuck in the end of the beam, fallen slightly to the left, seeing shadows projected onto his face. The body is represented by a checkered blouse in gray-green tones and white, the sleeves are clear rags involving inclined beam and fall to the height of your knees. The legs are represented by panels that form a loose trousers in gray tones with red and green patches on white. They are open, and the on the right is more advanced and with the knee flexed and stretched on the left back as if taking a leap. The floor is represented by earthy shades darker in the lower region. Tip about composed of cylindrical sticks in perspective and diagonally on the left to the right, from front to back. The sky is lighter near the horizon, darkening toward the top edge to become deep blue as if dusk. In the top on the right, moon light, reflected light represented by horizontal spot below it.
Author
Candido PortinariPerson
Themes
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Art Form
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Art Medium
oilArtMediumType
Artwork Surface
canvasArtworkSurfaceType
Certificate
610
Height
151
Width
120
Annotation
Signed and dated in bottom right corner "PORTINARI 1943"
Annotation Others
On reverse, inscriptions "Luis Conte Marcenaria móveis em geral Pr. Manoel Dutra, 330 (Fundos) Indústria Brasileira selado até 150,000” and "Adquirida em janeiro 1952 por Ellen Schwarz [illegible]”.
