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Title
Boy with Sheep
Description
Composition in black and white. Parallel straight lines. Composition representing boy with sheep in sugarcane plantations. The boy is on the right in the center of the area of the composition, sitting with legs straight. He has the right hand on the floor and the left arm embraces a sheep standing in profile to the left. The animal's snout touches the left cheek of the child. In the background, geometrized cane field, formed by parallel lines placed vertically, on the right we see white bird flying, with its profile to the left.
Location Created
Author
Candido PortinariPerson
Artwork Function
StudyArtworkFunctionType
Artwork Function Description
Study for the engraving Boy with Sheep [FCO 808]
Art Form
DrawingArtFormType
Art Medium
lead pencilArtMediumType
Artwork Surface
paperArtworkSurfaceType
Technique
Support affixed to cardboard.
Height
32
Width
21
Annotation
Signed and dated in bottom left corner "Portinari 59"
Annotation Author
Inscription in bottom left corner "ESTUDO PARA AGUA FORTE”
Annotation Others
On back of frame, inscription "10 Mme. Saavedra 46 x 35”.
