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Boy from Brodowski

Candido Portinari1946

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in black and white. Lines defining contours and shading setting volume. Boy sitting on a crate, occupying the entire area of ​​the composition against white background. The boy is facing forward, slightly leaning down and his head bowed. His left leg is crossed and his left foot rests over his right knee. Has the on the left leg bent with foot on the right knee, as if he were removing something out of it and his left hand sits on the crate. He wears a light color short sleeve shirt, dark shorts and is barefoot. Rectangular shadow areas behind the boy's head, on the right leg and on the right foot.

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  • Title: Boy from Brodowski
  • 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: 1946
  • Location Created: Brodowski, São Paulo, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w52 x h93.5cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: human figure:child:boy
  • Technique: oil
  • Signature: Signed and dated at bottom right "Portinari 1946"
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 1016
  • Function: Children of Brodowski Series
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-2464
Projeto Portinari

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