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Boy with Sheep

Candido Portinari1959

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in black and white. Fast contour lines and some shaded. Boy study with sheep, occupying the center of the stand area. The figure is standing, facing, holding with both hands, the legs of a sheep standing around your neck with fallen head to the left side. The boy wears a small hat, loose shirt and trousers fastened below the knees. The design is part of a rectangle outlined in the holder.

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  • Title: Boy with Sheep
  • 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: 1959
  • Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w14 x h24.5cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: Nature:Animals:sheep, human figure:child:boy
  • Technique: lead pencil
  • Signature: Unsigned and undated
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 549
  • Inscription: Inscription in top right corner "250”. In bottom half, inscription by Maria Portinari "Desenho de autoria de Candido Portinari, autenticado por Maria Victoria Portinari Nº 839”. On reverse, lines possibly by the artist; inscription "Nº 114”.
  • Function: Study for the painting “Boy with Sheep” [FCO 1600]
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-4442
Projeto Portinari

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