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Head of Boy

Candido Portinari1955

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in black and white. Quick strokes, contour lines, outline character. Boy head on white background. The boy is facing, has curly hair represented by sinuous lines, with bunch fallen between the eyes, thin eyebrows indicated by irregular lines, large almond-shaped eyes, wide nose, lips closed. Round face, mark the center of the chin, short neck with two brands crease and neck Suggested round around the neck. White background.

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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: 1955
  • Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w10 x h13cm 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
  • Signature: Signed at bottom right "Portinari". Undated
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 2368
  • Notes: Support affixed to cardboard.
  • Function: Sketch
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-3517
Projeto Portinari

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