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General Info
Title
Boys Playing
Description
Composition in black and white. Fast contour lines. Composition representing six boys playing cram sticks. On the left, sketched boy, standing almost on his back, appears to be black, is the on the left arm stretched forward and folded on the right holding rod with a backpack on the tip. Further back, boy's suggestion, back, balancing a stick on the head. In the center, boyish face, with head turned to the left, making micagem with a hand next to his face. Further back, on the right, another boy, standing in front with his arms raised and open, with good legs apart. Ahead and to the right, the largest, also standing, facing, with bent arms and legs apart. To his on the right, boy with the body bent forward, as if he caught something from the ground.
Location Created
Author
Candido PortinariPerson
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Themes
Function
Artwork Function
SketchArtworkFunctionType
Artwork Function Description
Sketch for the engraving Boys Playing with Sticks [FCO 810]
Support and Technique
Dimensions
Height (cm)
19
Width (cm)
19,8
Dimension Notes
precisão: aproximadas
Signature and annotation
Annotation
Unsigned and undated
Annotation Author
Inscription in bottom left corner "pg 35”
Annotation Family
On reverse, inscription by Maria Portinari "Desenho de Candido Portinari, autenticado por Maria Victoria Portinari”.
Annotation Others
On reverse, inscriptions "2 joedrando 19,5 x 14 33,5 x 19,7 x 14 33”.
