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Boy with Sheep

Candido Portinari1955

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in black tones, white, green, orange and earthy. Predominance of contour lines. Boy with lamb in the center of the area of ​​the composition. The boy is sitting on the floor in front with a profile head to the left and on the left leg bent with knee up and arms extended to the left, holding the ears of a ram that is their on the right sides facing, with head turned toward the boy.

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  • Title: Boy with Sheep
  • 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
  • Physical Dimensions: w11.3 x h13.2cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: Nature:Animals:sheep, human figure:child:boy
  • Technique: lead pencil , color crayon, sepia , India ink pen , India ink brush
  • Signature: Stamped signature in bottom right corner "Portinari*". Undated
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 544
  • Inscription: On reverse, rough sketch of hand possibly by the artist; authentication and inscriptions by Maria Portinari "DN 368” and "Nº 924”.
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-3464
Projeto Portinari

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