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Boys Flying Kites

Candido Portinari1952

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in black and white. Quick strokes. Two boys flying kites occupying half of the support area. In the foreground, boy standing with his back, raised his arms and legs apart, wearing shirt and pants to his knees. In the background, on the right, boy poorly defined, in the same position of the first. Basically, line cuts the width marking the horizon. At the top, two kites flying a on the left of center and the other in the distance on the right.

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  • Title: Boys Flying Kites
  • 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: 1952
  • Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w11.5 x h18cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: Brazilian Culture:children's games:play:flying kites, human figure:child:boy
  • Technique: India ink pen
  • Signature: Signed and dated at bottom right "Portinari 1952"
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 3231
  • Inscription: On reverse, inscription "MUSEU DE ARTE MODERNA DO RIO”.
  • Function: Illustration for Christmas card. Illustration commissioned by Niomar Moniz Sodré, director of the Museu de Arte Moderna do Rio de Janeiro / MAM-RJ, to raise funds for the museum.
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-3093
Projeto Portinari

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