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General Info
Title
Boy
Description
Composition in black and white. Contour lines, with areas of geometrical chiaroscuro. Boy from the front, with arms and legs spread in the form of "X", as if the air. Dark area bypassing all the boy's body. The figure has curly hair, two dark square one in the forehead and another on his on the left cheek and a vertical line dividing his forehead to chin face. The laundry is represented by geometrical areas in chiaroscuro and the soles of the feet are facing forward.
Author
Candido PortinariPerson
About
Themes
Function
Artwork Function
StudyArtworkFunctionType
Artwork Function Description
Study, not used, for the tile panel Playing Leapfrog [FCO 1747]
Support and Technique
Authenticity
DN Number
189
Dimensions
Height
20
Width
20
Signature and annotation
Annotation
Unsigned and undated
Annotation Family
At bottom edge, inscriptions by Maria Portinari "Desenho de autoria de Candido Portinari, autenticado por Maria Victoria Portinari” and "Nº 551”. On reverse, inscription "DN 189”.
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