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Title
Bahian Woman
Description
Composition in tones earthy, green, ochre, white, rose, blue, black and red. Smooth texture and marked brushstrokes. Composition representing Bahia, occupying the central area of the composition, amid open fields at dusk, against ground tones greenish earthy and sky in green tones, lighter near the horizon. The Bahia is standing, facing and has over the head covered by a turban course, a gourd in ochre tones. The figure has indicated facial features, seeing only the earrings; He is standing with arms along the body where you can see bracelets suggestion. wear long dress, and round and skirt adorned by blue bands. Blouse suggesting that income, with three red spots, one of which is on the shawl fringes, that falls on the right shoulder to the hem of her skirt. The floor is composed of horizontal spots in shades earthy, green and ochre, with sparse vegetation suggestion. Heaven is in greenish tones, almost white on the horizon height and very dark in the region close to the top edge.
Location Created
Author
Candido PortinariPerson
Themes
Related Event4
Related Document5
Art Form
PaintingArtFormType
Art Medium
oilArtMediumType
Artwork Surface
canvasArtworkSurfaceType
Certificate
549
Previous Collection
Paulo Kuczynski Escritório de ArteCollection
Height
73.5
Width
60
Annotation
Signed and dated in bottom right corner "PORTINARI 936"
Annotation Others
On stretcher, inscriptions "PORTINARI 936”, "124 maior” and "5”.
