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Boy from Brodowski

Candido Portinari1948

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in black and white. Contour lines with shaded. Boy sitting occupying almost the entire support area against white background. The boy has a round face, bangs covering his forehead, eyes apart and facing forward, delicate nose and lips closed. wears open-necked shirt, half sleeve and shorts. Her hands are in her lap, on the right leg slightly to the right, with foot on the crossbar of the bank is seated and just on the left leg bent and the foot flat on the floor. The boy is sitting in the bank from which they see only their feet.

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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: 1948
  • Physical Dimensions: w70 x h100cm 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 1948"
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 4000
  • Inscription: On back of frame, label "DIRECCIÓN DE BIBLIOTECAS Y MUSEOS SANTIAGO – CHILE EXPORTACION OBRAS DE ARTE AUTORIZADA LEY Nº17.236 INTERNACIÓN DECLARADA 6 de II de 1979 DIV. SERIE NIÑOS BRODSKY [sic] autor: PORTINARI”.
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-2712
Projeto Portinari

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