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Composition in black and white. Contour lines, with areas of geometrical chiaroscuro. Boy from the front, with arms and legs spread in the form of "X", as if the air. Dark area bypassing all the boy's body. The figure has curly hair, two dark square one in the forehead and another on his on the left cheek and a vertical line dividing his forehead to chin face. The laundry is represented by geometrical areas in chiaroscuro and the soles of the feet are facing forward.

Details

  • Title: Boy
  • 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: 1950
  • Physical Dimensions: w20 x h20cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: Brazilian Culture:children's games:play:leapfrog, human figure:child:boy
  • Technique: lead pencil
  • Signature: Unsigned and undated
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 372
  • Inscription: At bottom edge, inscriptions by Maria Portinari "Desenho de autoria de Candido Portinari, autenticado por Maria Victoria Portinari” and "Nº 551”. On reverse, inscription "DN 189”.
  • Function: Study, not used, for the tile panel “Playing Leapfrog” [FCO 1747]
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-2827

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