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Title
Scarecrow
Description
Composition in black, gray, red, green and white. Smooth, thick in the mouth and scarecrow hat texture, occupying almost the entire area of the composition against black background. The front scarecrow is mounted in a vertical beam gray tones and arms supported in an inclined crossbar. It wears hat in green tones, has large, bulging eyes and huge red mouth. Vest top, in red and white checkered, outstanding long sleeves, and the on the right arm in the highest position of the inclined beam. wear gray pants soft legs, composed of irregular geometrical areas in gray tones. The background is black with a white broken line suggesting the horizon, and the upper half diagonal line from the left to the right, in the opposite direction to counterbalance the beam that supports the scarecrow arms.
Location Created
Author
Candido PortinariPerson
Themes
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Art Form
PaintingArtFormType
Art Medium
oilArtMediumType
Artwork Surface
canvasArtworkSurfaceType
Height
41.5
Width
33.5
Annotation
Signed and dated in bottom right corner "PORTINARI 1941"