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Boy from Brodowski

Candido Portinari1946

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition unidentified tones. Contour lines and shading. Boy sitting in front, occupying almost the entire support height. He has an oval face, hair with bangs covering half of the forehead, big round eyes, nose and long neck and small mouth. He is standing with crossed arms and bare feet propped on the seat post. Wears high collar shirt, open at the neck and half sleeve, shorts and is barefoot. It seems to sit back with a chair. Background with geometric shadows behind the boy and of course around.

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  • Title: Boy from Brodowski
  • 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: 1946
  • Location Created: Brodowski, São Paulo, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w45 x h105cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: human figure:child:boy
  • Technique: oil
  • Signature: Signed and dated at bottom right "Portinari 946"
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 4171
  • Function: Children of Brodowski Series.
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-2468
Projeto Portinari

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