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Boys Flying Kites

Candido Portinari1942

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in black, red, green and white tones. Straight lines and quick strokes. Two boys flying kites in Brodowski lanscape. In the center of the composition, two boys, standing with legs apart, facing each other, diagonally from the right to on the left and front to back, dropping two barrels, and the on the right is red. The lines of kites cross towards the sky. Behind the boys and a little more to the left one can see the little church of Saint Anthony and the lower on the left corner, tree that occupies the entire height of the composition. In the upper on the right half, roughly forming diagonal view for background.

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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: 1942
  • Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w19 x h25cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: Brazilian Culture:children's games:play:flying kites, Nature:landscape:Brodowski, human figure:child:boy
  • Technique: dry point
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 859
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-1688
Projeto Portinari

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