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Boy with Fish

Candido Portinari1954

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in black and white. Contour lines and quick strokes. Half-boy carrying a fish body shoulders, against a plain background. The boy is in front, with the head turned slightly to the left and down, hair falling on his forehead, represented by vertical lines and eyes, nose and mouth indicated by small strokes. The fish on your shoulders has the head turned to the left, with the boy's arms passed over the animal - the on the right arm at the head and the on the left at the time of the tail. Representation of scales in the body of the fish and the boy dashed clothing.

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  • Title: Boy with Fish
  • 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: 1954
  • Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w21 x h16cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: Nature:Animals:fish, human figure:child:boy
  • Technique: lead pencil
  • Signature: Signed at bottom right "Portinari". Undated
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 2061
  • Notes: Support affixed to Bristol board.
  • Inscription: On reverse, inscription "M 3 incolor 58 x 48m vidro 10”.
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-3319
Projeto Portinari

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