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Boy from Brodowski

Candido Portinari1946

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in black, white and gray tones. Lines defining contours and shaded. Composition representing Brodowski boy sitting, occupying almost the entire support area against white background. The boy is from the front, has a round face, short hair, sad eyes looking down, straight and closed lips, rounded chin. wears short-sleeved shirt, shorts and shoes. He has hands flat on his knees with tightly closed toes and legs slightly apart. The chair you're sitting suggests have straw seat with high back. Around the figure geometrical shadow areas.

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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: w46.5 x h98cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: human figure:child:boy
  • Technique: oil
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 2509
  • Inscription: Signed and dated in dedication in middle of bottom half "Para o querido amigo Dr. Oliveira Lima com os agradecimentos de Portinari 946”. On back of frame, stamp "Ministério da Educação e Saúde / Museu Nacional de Belas Artes”; underneath signature "Geraldo [illegible]”.
  • Function: Children of Brodowski Series
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-2460
Projeto Portinari

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