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Boy from Brodowski

Candido Portinari1946

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in black and white. Contour lines and shading. Boy sitting in front occupying almost the entire support height. The boy is sitting on what appears to be a tall box, has thin face, cropped hair, tall and broad forehead, facial features expressing sadness, arms down along the body and legs apart. Wears long sleeve shirt collar and closed with a button, short pants with suspenders and is barefoot. Shaded area behind the head and the on the right arm of the figure. Plain background.

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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: w57.5 x h101cm 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 in middle of bottom edge "Portinari 946"
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 1478
  • Function: Children of Brodowski Series
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-2462
Projeto Portinari

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