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Boys on Seesaw

Candido Portinari1960

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in light shades of rose, yellow, blue, white, green, gray, ochre and earthy tones and black. Smooth texture and deep rough in the figures of boys. Two boys on the seesaw in geometrized composition. The see-saw through the composition diagonally from bottom on the right to top on the left corner seeing in the foreground, on the right, boy sitting on his back, facing 3/4 on the left. Is with the profile head, tousled short hair, facial features suggested. In the upper on the left corner at the other end of the seesaw boy sitting front, head, on the left arm raised with the flat hand, on the right hand holding the seesaw and legs apart. Both wear white clothing and are barefoot. Background divided into three horizontal bands, the lower half being rose, yellow center panel and the top band is blue, and narrower viewing to the right, a white circle representing the sun. Rectangular areas in ochre outline the figures of boys highlighting the background and accentuating the geometrized composition.

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  • Title: Boys on Seesaw
  • 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: 1960
  • Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w64 x h81cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: Brazilian Culture:children's games:play:seesaw, human figure:child:boy
  • Technique: oil
  • Signature: Signed and dated at bottom left "PORTINARI 60"
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 1708
  • Inscription: null. On stretcher, labels "nº 68 Meninos na Gangorra Exposição no Pavilhão de Arte Contemporânea Milão – Itália 21 março/21 Abril 1963. Col. Antonio Garavaglia”, "Col. Antonio Garavaglia Meninos na Gangorra, óleo, Exposição em Milão – Itália 21 março/21 abril 1963 0,64 x 0,81” and from Transportadora Fink; inscription "75”.
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-4699
Projeto Portinari

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