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Boy with Sheep

Candido Portinari1955

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in black, blue, red and white tones. Contour lines, parallel lines and light shading. Boy with sheep against the background of hills and red sun. The boy is on the left lying on the floor face down, diagonally from the left to the right in perspective for background. His head is facing, defined facial features and legs bent at the knees with feet up. He's holding a ram in the neck. The animal lies on his profile to the left, taking up almost the entire width of the support. His hind legs are bent and stretched front. The bodies of the animal and the boy are filled with parallel lines. In the background, on the right, three elevations and red circle suggesting sun. In view of the composition are five red diagonal lines which are also red point between the child's chest and the animal's neck.

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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: 1955
  • Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w28.6 x h20.5cm 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 , colored pencil
  • Signature: Signed at bottom right "Portinari". Undated
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 2765
  • Inscription: On back of frame, metal plate "1943”; stamp "[PINA]COTECA DO E[STADO DE] SÃO PAULO”.
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-3461
Projeto Portinari

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