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Boy with Sheep

Candido Portinari1956

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in yellow tones, ochre, earthy, orange, gray, green and white. Smooth, thick, marked strokes. Composition representing boy sitting with lamb in her arms, occupying the central area of ​​the composition against background with sun indicated. The boy is sitting in front, he has his head down, hidden by straw hat, wears shirt in orange tone and shorts in green. Safe in his arms a ram, profile to the right, gray tones with ears and eye indicated. The boy stands with legs apart and barefoot. The floor is represented by geometrical areas in shades of white dimmed earthy, as well as the chair and geometrized area that is background to the figure. On the sides of the bottom, light yellow, marked with strokes, slightly denser and darker. At the upper left corner, circle in yellow tone a little stronger suggesting a sun.

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  • Title: Boy with Sheep
  • 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: 1956
  • Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w50 x h61cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: Nature:Animals:sheep, human figure:child:boy
  • Technique: oil
  • Signature: Signed and dated in bottom right corner "PORTINARI 56"
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 4369
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-4039
Projeto Portinari

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