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Composition in ochre, blue, green, white, black and earthy. Thick texture. Group of twelve boys playing football in the Brodoswki Square. In the foreground, eleven boys group all with legs apart and arms raised, five are back, all wear gray clothes of shorts, and two of them wear striped shirts and a third wears shirt with small squares. In the background, on the right, a child's face with his arms up like part of the game as well. The earthy where the children are playing is flat and suggests that dirt. The bottom line house with trees towering six large palm trees. Blue sky with white clouds.

Details

  • Title: Boys Playing
  • 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: 1958
  • Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w28.5 x h36.5cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: Brazilian Culture:children's games:play:soccer, Nature:landscape:Brodowski, human figure:child:boy, human figure:group:children
  • Technique: oil
  • Signature: Unsigned and undated
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 1146
  • Inscription: On reverse, labels "Nº 7 ‘Futebol’ Exposição no Pavilhão de Arte Contemporânea de Milão-Itália 21 de março a 21 de abril de 1963 Col. João Candido Portinari”, "Exposição dez anos de morte – junho 1972 G.B.”, "FERNANDO CAIUBY ARIANI” and "Nº560”.. On back of frame, label "Barcinsky. Milton da Costa. Figura óleo S/tela 35cm x 27 cm”.
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-4304

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