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Boy and Girl

Candido Portinari1941

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in black and white. Contour lines and smoky. Composition representing two darkies in outdoor lanscape. In the foreground, on the left, boy standing on his back with arms stretched up, legs slightly apart and bare feet. wear long sleeve shirt, printed in dots and shorts, and the on the right leg is shorter than the on the left. On the right next boy, black girl standing 3/4 and turned to the left. It has curly hair, with lace tied with dots on the head and face with defined facial features. wear print dress, skirt not too tight, sleeveless and-neck "V". It arms along the body and is barefoot. The two children are in outdoor lanscape in the plain, seeing himself in the background, hills, and on the right there are huts and coconut trees.

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  • Title: Boy and Girl
  • Creator Lifespan: 1903-12-29 - 1962-12-06
  • Creator Nationality: Brazilian
  • Creator Gender: Male
  • Creator Death Place: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  • Creator Birth Place: Brodowski, São Paulo, Brazil
  • Date: 1941
  • Physical Dimensions: w25.8 x h24cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: Nature:landscape:field, human figure:child:girl, human figure:child:boy
  • Technique: gouache , India ink pen
  • Signature: Stamped signature in bottom right corner "Portinari*". Undated
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 4752
  • Function: Illustration, not used, for the book “Maria Rosa,” by Vera Kelsey
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-1521
Projeto Portinari

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