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Boys Flying Kites

Candido Portinari1947

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in tones earthy, gray, ochre, blue, red, yellow and black. Smooth texture. Four boys playing with kites in arid lanscape against background "degrade". On the left, black boy, sitting in front with legs apart, setting a kite in her lap. Shortly after, in the center, three boys back, 3/4 facing left, running with his arms up. Children do not have defined facial features, wearing colored shirts, shorts and are barefoot. Ground floor and bottom, gray sky clearing up the skyline, looking up at the top three flying kites: one blue, one red and the third yellow.

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  • Title: Boys Flying Kites
  • 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: 1947
  • Location Created: Brodowski, São Paulo, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w74 x h60cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: Brazilian Culture:children's games:play:flying kites, human figure:child:boy, human figure:group:children
  • Technique: oil
  • Signature: Signed and dated at bottom right "PORTINARI 1947"
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 1491
  • Inscription: On back of frame, inscription "VERA MINDLIN”.
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-2531
Projeto Portinari

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