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Children Flying Kites

Candido Portinari1932

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in black and white. Predominance of contour lines and some shaded. Four children flying kites back, side by side, forming a diagonal on the left to the right and from front to back and a boy sitting in front in the lower on the right corner. From the left to the right: bigger boy in short pants and suspenders, as if walking, little girl, with long sleeve dress and lace on her head, holding a short line kite on the left hand; one black boy and another boy, both short shirt and pants, also appearing to be walking. The figure of the corner is sitting with legs apart and have a kite in her lap. The other kites are flying in the sky.

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  • Title: Children 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: 1932
  • Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w24 x h18cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: Brazilian Culture:children's games:play:flying kites, human figure:group:children
  • Technique: India ink pen , India ink brush , lead pencil
  • Signature: Unsigned and undated
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 536
  • Inscription: On reverse, authentication and inscriptions by Maria Portinari "DN 171” and "Nº 428”.
  • Function: Study for the drawing “Children Flying Kites” [FCO 3787]
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-308
Projeto Portinari

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