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Title
Boys and Coconuts Trees
Description
Composition in black and white. Straight, curved and shaded lines. It depicts boys in landscape with coconut trees. In the foreground, center, three boys facing back, while the middle one has arms raised. Further back, another boy climbing a coconut tree and around it, on the right, five coconut trees represented in the manner of of the boys' hair, with straight lines marked and converging to the same center. In the background, to the left, a bamboo grove and on the right, part of a house.
Location Created
Author
Candido PortinariPerson
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Function
Artwork Function
IllustrationArtworkFunctionType
Artwork Function Description
Original illustration no. 4 for the book Menino de engenho, by José Lins do Rego
Support and Technique
Engrave
Matrix Description
Plate not located.
Authenticity
Notes Certificate
Portinari Project Certificate of Authenticity no. 1271, no. 1370, no. 1651.
DN Number
800
Dimensions
Height (cm)
29
Width (cm)
11
Dimension Notes
36x28 (S)
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