Retirantes

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Retirantes is a famous 1944 painting by Brazilian modernist Cândido Portinari that powerfully depicts the suffering and migration of drought-stricken northeastern peasants.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf painting
artisticStyle expressionist elements
figurative
author Cândido Portinari NERFINISHED
collection São Paulo Museum of Art NERFINISHED
country Brazil
countryOfOrigin Brazil
creator Cândido Portinari NERFINISHED
creatorNationality Brazilian
culture Brazilian culture
depicts arid landscape
children
dead child
drought
emaciated figures
family group
migrants
northeastern Brazil
peasants
poverty
suffering
vultures
genre modernist painting
inception 1944
influencedBy Brazilian regionalism
social realism
languageOfWork none
location São Paulo Museum of Art NERFINISHED
mainSubject drought-stricken northeastern peasants
materialUsed oil paint
movement Brazilian modernism
notableFor powerful depiction of human suffering
representation of northeastern Brazilian migrants
social and political commentary
partOf Cândido Portinari's social-themed works
period 20th century
significantTheme drought in the Brazilian Northeast
forced migration
rural poverty
social injustice
surface canvas
title Retirantes NERFINISHED
titleLanguage Portuguese
titleTranslation Migrants
yearCompleted 1944

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Cândido Portinari notableWork Retirantes