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Boy with Bird Cage

Candido Portinari1961

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in light shades of blue, green, red, yellow, white, rose, ochre and earthy. Thick texture. Boy holding cage occupying almost the entire stand area. The composition is all geometrized suggesting superimposed planes. The boy is sitting in front with folded legs, seeing clearly the feet are bare and slightly apart. The boy's face, only suggested, is facing left, looking toward a large cage holding with both hands, which is the ground on your on the right. It is seen inside it a red bird. Background in blue and green tones, and may suggest vegetation.

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  • Title: Boy with Bird Cage
  • 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: 1961
  • Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w96 x h130cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: Nature:Animals:bird, diverse:objects:bird cage, human figure:child:boy
  • Technique: oil
  • Signature: Stamped signature in bottom right corner "PORTINARI*". Undated
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 1397
  • Inscription: On stretcher, label "Menino com gaiola Exposição do Pavilhão de Arte Contemporânea de Milão – Itália 21 de março a 21 de abril 1963 Col. João Candido Portinari”; two labels from Transportadora Fink.
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-4813
Projeto Portinari

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