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Composition in the earthy and gray tones (predominant), rose, red, blue and white. Smooth and thick texture with strokes marked in the figures of the foreground and background. Harlequin night It depicts jumping carrion and girls flying kites in arid lanscape. In the foreground, to the right of center, down boy's back, 3/4 facing left with legs apart. Wears long sleeve shirt printed with blue balls, long pants and is barefoot. On it, in the heel, facing harlequin, with open arms and legs, without representation of facial features and flowing hair, wearing clothes with diamonds suggestion in red, rose and blue. In the background, on the left, girl running profile to the right with his arm extended, flowing hair, wearing rose dress with white dots. On the third level, on the left, three girls in the same girl standing in the background, side by side diagonally from the right to on the left, in perspective for background. In the center, three girls side by side with open arms. On the right hand Girl hand with a child at his side. Figures have flowing hair and wear white dresses with ruffled skirts suggestion. Fund "degrade" clearing up and down in gray and low tone up in earthy tone, determining the horizon line in the middle of the composition. In the sky, on the left, two barrels with rabiolas; deeper, suggesting three kites and on the right at the top, in the moon waning.

Details

  • Title: Boys Playing Leapfrog
  • 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: 1939
  • Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w72.5 x h59.5cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: Brazilian Culture:children's games:play:leapfrog, Nature:landscape:field, human figure:child:girl, human figure:child:boy
  • Technique: oil
  • Signature: Signed and dated at bottom left "PORTINARI 939"
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 2010
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-1054

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