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Boys Playing

Candido Portinari1955

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in ochre, orange, yellow, red, violet, gray, blue and white. Thick texture with marked strokes and spatula work. Two boys doing a handstand and donkey against yellow background. On the left, boy back, upside down with hands on the floor and legs in the air. Wears yellow shirt and knee-height purple pants. At his side, slightly behind, donkey standing in front, head turned upward and to the right. On the right, boy turned back, upside down with hands on the floor, in the act of doing a handstand with legs turned to the right. Wears orange shirt and red pants. Light yellow background with spatula effect in different directions; in the center, light blue circle suggesting the sun.

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  • Title: Boys Playing
  • 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: 1955
  • 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:handstand, Nature:Animals:sheep, human figure:child:boy, human figure:group:children
  • Technique: oil
  • Signature: Signed and dated at bottom right "PORTINARI 55"
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 2012
  • Inscription: On stretcher, card "Galeria de Arte Ipanema 175/006/CRJ PORTINARI Meninos brincando 70 x 50”.
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-3454
Projeto Portinari

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