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Title
Boy with Sheep
Description
Composition in black and white. Parallel lines and light and dark lines. Boy with sheep in sugarcane plantations. Boy, occupying more than half the height of the composition, sitting in front with legs apart and flat on the floor with his on the right hand. You have the on the right foot represented in black in white square, and the on the left hand, also in black, embraces white sheep on your on the left, a detail that accentuates the contrast of light and dark makeup. In the upper on the right half, white bird flying in profile to the left. Basically, geometrized sugarcane, formed by asymmetric parallel.
Location Created
Author
Candido PortinariPerson
Related Event
Related Document5
Artwork Function
IllustrationArtworkFunctionType
Artwork Function Description
Original illustration no. 5 for the book Menino de engenho, by José Lins do Rego
Art Form
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Artwork Surface
paperArtworkSurfaceType
Matrix Description
Plate not located.
Notes Certificate
Portinari Project Certificate of Authenticity no. 1272, no. 1652.
Height
30
Width
19.5
Dimension Notes
36x28 (S)
