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Dead Boy

Candido Portinari1947

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in black and white. Contour lines and shading. It depicts dead boy with a group of people around. People are facing, have suggested facial features and are barefoot. The boy is lying with his head to the left, straight legs and woman leaning over her body. Woman is squatting with the head forward of the composition, embracing the boy head and torso. Boy Next Door, in the lower on the right corner chest. After the woman on the left the boy sitting covering face with his hands. Boy Next Door, on the right, woman standing with arms raised, being held by child. In the center, a group of three adults standing; the middle man involved with his arms the woman on the left and the man on the right. The woman covers her face with her hands and the on the right man sustains two boys. Further to the right, kneeling woman with arms raised. Plain background.

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  • Title: Dead 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: 1947
  • Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w21 x h20.3cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: social:death, social:Northeastern migrant, human figure:child, human figure:group, human figure:man, human figure:woman, diverse:recurring elements:trunk
  • Technique: lead pencil
  • Signature: Signed and dated at bottom right "Portinari 1947"
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 4075
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-2626
Projeto Portinari

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