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Sitting Boy

Candido Portinari1946

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in black and white. Contour lines and shading. Half representing the boy's body, sitting in a chair, occupying the entire height of the support. The boy is shown only on the right side of the body and the complete head. He is sitting in front with his on the right hand on the leg, which is intertwined with the chair leg. He has suggested facial features, wears collared shirt, suspenders, shorts and is with his bare foot. Plain white background.

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  • Title: Sitting 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: 1946
  • Location Created: Brodowski, São Paulo, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w61.5 x h109cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: human figure:child:boy
  • Technique: oil
  • Signature: Signed at bottom right "Portinari". Undated
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 5055
  • Function: Drawing was never completed. Children of Brodowski Series
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-2472
Projeto Portinari

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