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Boy with Sheep

Candido Portinari1954

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in black and white. Contour lines and loose. Boy sitting on the floor with sheep. The boy is at the center of the stand, are sitting with the body from the front, head turned to the sheep standing on the right leg stretched on the left forward and on the right bent with the foot planted on the ground. Safe with the on the right hand the animal's neck and on the left the back. The boy wears a hat with flaps up, collared shirt and short pants and long sleeve. Sheep is facing, standing on the left, with the head turned to the boy. To the boy's on the right, part of a pita planted in the earthy. A faint outline of a foot, the lower on the left edge of the support. Background with hint of small hills.

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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: 1954
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: Nature:Animals:sheep, human figure:child:boy
  • Technique: lead pencil
  • Signature: Signed and dated at bottom left "Portinari 954"
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 6168
  • Inscription: On reverse, inscription by Maria Portinari "nº 427".. On reverse, inscription by João Candido Portinari "Nov. 17, 1966 Vieux Maurice, l'absurde, virgole, c'est merveilleux ! mais l'amitie transcend même le merveilleux et nous donne la force pour traverser les pires tempétes. Garde ce souvenir en son nom à toi João"
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-5079
Projeto Portinari

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