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Composition in gray, ochre, earthy, blue, green, red, white, rose and black. Rough texture, short and marked brushstrokes. Portrait of boy against geometrized background. Boy represented half-body 3/4 on the left to face to the front. It has smooth light brown hair and striped top on the right with forelock falling over his forehead, on the left. Oval face, dark, straight eyebrows, big round brown eyes, thin nose, lips closed with marked contour and rose accents. Wears collared shirt and long sleeves, with pocket suggestion and triangular scarf on the right. Shirt in white tones, blue and green with gray-green tie. Composition background with horizontal band in red and black tones, the base. Up the Band, abstract-geometric shape in shades of gray with touches of red, green and earthy taking up almost the entire area of ​​the bottom of the composition. Around this way, contrasting dark tones.

Details

  • Title: Portrait of Joaquim
  • 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: 1944
  • Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w45 x h53cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: portrait:child:boy, human figure:child:boy
  • Technique: oil
  • Signature: Signed and dated in bottom right corner "PORTINARI 944"
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 1456
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-2097

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