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Boys with Bird Cage

Candido Portinari1961

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in green and blue tones (predominant), ochre, gray, lilac, yellow, rose, earthy, red and black. Smooth texture. Two boys holding a cage against geometrized background. On the left tree with open branches in the middle of which sits a boy holding a cage. Has green painted oval face with facial features outlined in black. Wears lilac blouse and blue shorts. In the center, a large square cage, being held by another boy. On the right, boy standing in profile to the left, with arms raised as if he were lifting the cage for the boy from the tree. Geometrized ground and background with forest suggestion with many trees.

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  • Title: Boys with Bird Cage
  • 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: 1961
  • Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w37.5 x h46.5cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: diverse:objects:bird cage, human figure:child:boy, human figure:group:children
  • Technique: oil
  • Signature: Signed and dated in bottom right corner "PORTINARI 61"
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 2025
  • Inscription: On reverse, stamp "BRALANDA JEQUITIBA 10 m/m”; inscription "nº 10”.
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-4811
Projeto Portinari

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