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Boy with Sheep

Candido Portinari1954

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in blue tones, ochre, earthy, gray, red and green. Smooth texture. It depicts boy and two rams. The boy is sitting in front, kind of blue box, holding a ram in both arms. The boy has defined facial features, straight hair with bangs on the left; wears yellow shirt and pants in green and blue tones and is barefoot. Sheep is lying profile to the left with his head up. To the right a sheep in profile standing to the left. Floor in light tones to the bottom, with the on the right mountain and blue sky.

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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: 1954
  • Physical Dimensions: w74 x h60cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: Nature:Animals:sheep, human figure:child:boy
  • Technique: oil
  • Signature: Signed and dated in bottom right corner "PORTINARI 54"
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 5650
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-3312
Projeto Portinari

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