Candido Portinari (1903-1962)

Onça (Study for the Mural War and Peace at the United Nations, N.Y)

Details

Candido Portinari (1903-1962)
Onça
(Study for the Mural War and Peace at the United Nations, N.Y)
signed 'Portinari' lower center
gouache on board
8½ x 4in. (21.5 x 10.2cm.)

Provenance

Private collection, Rio de Janeiro

Literature

Portinari o Desenhista, Museu Nacional de Belas Artes and Museu de Arte Moderna de São Paulo, São Paulo 1977, pp. 84,85 and 111

Lot Essay

This is a study for the lower right section of the mural representing the theme of war, executed by the artist in 1955-1956 at the United Nations, New York. The mural is illustrated in two books on Portinari written by Antonio Bento and published by Leo Christiano Editorial Ltda., Rio de Janeiro, 1980, pp. 132-133 and Graficos Brunner Ltda. São Paulo, 1972, pp. 100-101

There are statements of authenticity from Maria Victoria and João Candido Portinari on the reverse, dated February 5, 1970.

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