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Title
Boys on Horseback
Description
Composition in black and white. Straight and parallel lines and chiaroscuro. Two boys on horseback and man standing. In the foreground, profile horse to the left, with the on the right paw raised. Mounted on it, two boys: the largest has straw hat on his head and hands hold the reins of the animal; the lowest, on the back, embraces the largest in the back. Facing the horse and profile to the right, black male figure, barefoot, with his on the right arm extended towards the children. Between the horse's legs, tuft of vegetation. Parallel lines diagonally cut the composition indicating road and defining bottom horizontal lines, suggesting sugarcane.
Location Created
Author
Candido PortinariPerson
Themes
Related Event2
Related Document3
Artwork Function
StudyArtworkFunctionType
Artwork Function Description
Study for the engraving Boys on Horseback [FCO 806]
Art Form
DrawingArtFormType
Art Medium
lead pencilArtMediumType
Artwork Surface
paperArtworkSurfaceType
Certificate
1511
Previous Collection
238/1- Bolsa de Arte do Rio de JaneiroCollection
Height
24
Width
20
Annotation
Signed and dated at bottom left "Portinari 59"
Annotation Author
Inscription bottom left "Estudo para água forte"
