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Head of Boy

Candido Portinari1956

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in black, red, blue and white tones. Rapid lines. Boy half-bust against plain background. The figure is slightly turned to the left, has a round face, short black hair drooping over his forehead, broken eyebrows, blue eyes, nose and lips suggested and shaded, shadowed faces in rose and blue. The beginning we see the collarless shirt, blue red trimmed.

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  • Title: Head of Boy
  • 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: 1956
  • Physical Dimensions: w22.5 x h30.5cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: human figure:child:boy, human figure:limbs:head
  • Technique: lead pencil , colored pencil
  • Signature: Signed and dated at bottom right "Portinari 1956"
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 2684
  • Notes: Work executed on menu from ship Augustus.
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-3879
Projeto Portinari

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