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Boy with Sheep

Candido Portinari1956

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in black and white. Fast contour lines. Boy study planting banana and lamb. To the left of child support with the body in the air resting on the ground with his on the right hand. The on the left arm is stretched horizontally; your head is down looking up dark hair; the legs are represented in two ways: two are stretched back together and two are open stretched back. On the right, lying, Profile sheep on the left with his neck stretched and his head turned toward the boy. The animal is lying on its hind legs while the front is stretched.

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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: 1956
  • Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w30.8 x h26cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: Brazilian Culture:children's games:play:handstand, Nature:Animals:sheep, human figure:child:boy
  • Technique: lead pencil , crayon, sanguine, color crayon
  • Signature: Unsigned and undated
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 4736
  • Inscription: On reverse, lines possibly by the artist.
  • Function: Study for the painting “Handstand” [FCO 3385]
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-4042
Projeto Portinari

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