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Boy with Sheep

Candido Portinari1959

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in white tones, orange, earthy, gray, yellow, blue, red and ochre. Thick, rough and smooth texture. Boy standing with sheep on his shoulders occupying the full area of ​​the support, against tooled background. The boy is in front, with the head slightly down and turned to the left, has short hair combed forward. The face of the chest, arms and shins are represented in earthy tone. Secure with both hands at shoulder level, the sheep's legs, behind his neck, with fallen head to the left at the time of the boy's hips. This white sleeveless vest, draped, placed inside the trousers, which are rolled to the ankles, with a narrow waist in orange. The boy's legs apart, knees half bent, turned on the right foot forward and on the left back out, wearing sandals to stick his finger. Orange smooth background to the height of the child's knees and spatulate white diagonal lines forming the rest of the background. Behind the boy's chest, horizontal rectangle in blue.

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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: w89 x h159cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: Nature:Animals:sheep, human figure:child:boy
  • Technique: oil
  • Signature: Signed and dated in top right corner "PORTINARI 59"
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 1600
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-4443
Projeto Portinari

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