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Boy with Slingshot

Candido Portinari1958

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in yellow, orange, earthy, gray, violet, blue, green, black and white. Thick texture, marked strokes. Boy sitting holding sling occupying almost the entire height of the composition. The boy is sitting on a block of wood, with head bowed down, arms resting on his legs that are open and feet together. Holds in his on the right hand a sling and with the on the left elastic. He has a round face, black, short, unkempt hair, slanted eyes up, flat nose and lips closed. Wears short-sleeved shirt, pants rolled up to the knees and is barefoot. On the left, on the ground in orange tone, a kitten lying on his profile to the right. In the background, curved strokes in shades of yellow and top on the right, darker yellow circle suggesting that the sun.

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  • Title: Boy with Slingshot
  • 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: 1958
  • Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w81 x h100cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: Nature:Animals:cat, Brazilian Culture:children's games:play:slingshot, human figure:child:boy
  • Technique: oil
  • Signature: Signed and dated in top right corner "PORTINARI 58"
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 1503
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-4312
Projeto Portinari

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