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Boys Bird Hunting

Candido Portinari1958

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in green tones, blue, earthy, ochre, orange, white and red. Thick texture. Boys in the act of hunting birds, against all background geometrized which coincides with the outline of the figures. At the bottom on the left, boy kneeling on the floor, bent forward, holding a trap. In the center of the composition, forming a diagonal from the right to on the left and from bottom to top, three boys with sling in hand facing the top on the right of the composition, where the birds. The first boy is on his back, his knees, his head and arms raised; the center is in profile to the right, standing with legs apart and the bottom also profile on the right with legs in the air in race position. on the far right in the middle of the stand height, representing another boy with the front face and position of the body indefinitely. Fully geometrized background in small colored rectangles.

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  • Title: Boys Bird Hunting
  • 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: w72.5 x h60cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: Brazilian Culture:children's games:play:slingshot, Brazilian Culture:children's games:toys:bird trap, human figure:child:boy, human figure:group:children
  • Technique: oil
  • Signature: Signed and dated in bottom right corner "PORTINARI 59 [sic]"
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 1446
  • Notes: Although dated 1959, the work was completed in 1958, when it was shown at an exhibition.
  • Inscription: On reverse, stamp "[illegible] Cultura [illegible] Belas Artes [signature illegible]” and "23-5/958”. On stretcher, inscription "Meninos Caçando Pássaros”. On back of frame, inscriptions "751” and "[illegible] Nº 2”.
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-4311
Projeto Portinari

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