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Boy with Sheep

Candido Portinari1954

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in blue tones and earthy (predominant), yellow, rose, red, green, ochre and white. Smooth, thick, marked strokes. Boy representation, sheep and horse in open field. In the center of the composition, boy sitting on wooden trunk, 3/4 facing left, bent, holding a blue sheep standing in front of him. He has curly hair, facial features represented, chin resting on the head of the ram that has the snout leaning on the left boy's shoulder. On the left hand stroking the animal's neck and on the right arm wrapping around his body. wears yellow clothes and is barefoot. On the right, the other sheep, blue, and lying profile to the left with his head raised. In the background, on the left, horse standing, facing, represented in green hues. Ground earthy and blue sky, looking up hills on the right on the horizon.

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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
  • Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w65.5 x h54.5cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: Nature:Animals:sheep, Nature:Animals:horse, Nature:landscape:field, human figure:child:boy
  • Technique: oil
  • Signature: Signed and dated at bottom left "PORTINARI 54"
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 2017
  • Inscription: On stretcher, inscription "65 x 54”. On back of frame, inscriptions "Portinary mod. nº 8B 65,5 x 54,5”, "Mariazinha” and "PETROPOLIS [PORTINARI] DE CORDEIRO GUERRA”.
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-3298
Projeto Portinari

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