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Title
Country Wedding
Description
Composition in white, earthy, blue, gray, yellow and black tones. Smooth texture, marked and shaded strokes. Composition representing engaged couple, occupying the central area, in the midst of the open landscape with a tinplate against light background with bluish spots. The bride is to the left of center, standing, facing forward, is black, head tilting to the left, has curly short hair, and suggestieon of a flowing veil that falls to her hip. She has suggested facial features, wears a white dress with small black polka dots, cut at the waist, decorated by two blue stripes on the hem. Her right arm is flexed with the hand over the breasts and the left is the groom's; her legs are apart and she wears heels. The groom is on the right, higher than the bride, standing, facing forward, also black, wearing a hat, with the head turned slightly to the left, suggested facial features, left arm over body and right given to the bride with his fist on his chest. He wears a light suit, indicated by the contours of earthy tones and yellow tie; his legs are semi-open and the feet point one to each side. On the left, suggestion of a chest of tinplate, in blue tone. The ground is shown in earthy tones, with small elevations on the horizon, with the left one being the largest. In the background, bluish spots suggest sky.
Location Created
Author
Candido PortinariPerson
Themes
Related Event2
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Art Form
DrawingArtFormType
Artwork Surface
paperArtworkSurfaceType
Technique
Support affixed to wood.
Height
64
Width
50
Dimension Notes
precisão: aproximadas
Annotation
Signed and dated in bottom right corner "Portinari Rio 1940"
Annotation Exhibition
On back of frame, labels "Museu de Arte Moderna de São Paulo MAM Retrospectiva: Do Modernismo à Bienal Colecionador [...] Obra: Portinari, Candido Casamento Caipira, 1940, óleo s/cartão colado sobre madeira 64 x 50” and "Portinari, Cândido 1903-1962 Casamento Caipira, 1940 óleo s/cartão colado em madeira Col. Particular”.
