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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 shading. Child lying on his side ram occupying almost the entire area of ​​the composition against a plain background. On the left, the babe lying in a prone position on the left of the diagonal to the right, back to front, with the head turned slightly to the left; wears open shirt, pants and is barefoot. He has supported the folded on the left arm and on the right forehead folded supported chest; leg stretched on the right and on the left bent with foot flat on the floor. In the center of the composition on the left boy, sheep lying slightly on the left diagonal to on the right, front to back, with his head resting on the boy's chest. Might falling from the left of the composition, seeing themselves projected shadows on the ground.

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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
  • Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w24 x h21cm 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: Unsigned and undated
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 1394
  • Function: Study for the paintings “Shepherd” [FCO 2268] and “Boy with Sheep” [FCO 2628]
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-3307
Projeto Portinari

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