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Boy with Sheep

Candido Portinari1953

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in black and white. Contour lines and dashed. Boy study with sheep, occupying the center of the stand area. The figure is standing in front, and the back of his neck, a ram with his head to the left. The boy holds the animal by the legs and his face is just outlined. wear rolled up pants and is barefoot.

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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: 1953
  • Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w10 x h27cm 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: Stamped signature in bottom right corner "Portinari*". Undated
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 547
  • Inscription: On reverse, authentication and inscriptions by Maria Portinari "DN 170” and "Nº 629”.
  • Function: Study for the painting “Boy with Sheep” [FCO 1206]
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-3239
Projeto Portinari

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