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General Info
Title
Boy Sucking Sugar Cane
Description
Composition in black and white. Contour lines, straight, curved and parallel. Boy sitting occupying the center of the composition against cane field background. The figure is facing front, with the head slightly tilted to the left and slightly outlined face, wavy hair and suggested facial features. He holds in his right hand and a knife on the left suggesting be a piece of cane. Wears shirt, short pants, and boots. On the bottom on the right, a roost profiled o the left. In the background, there is a predominance of vertical lines, representing sugarcane plantation.
Location Created
Author
Candido PortinariPerson
Function
Artwork Function
StudyArtworkFunctionType
Artwork Function Description
Study for the engraving Boy on Sugar Cane Plantation [FCO 821]
Support and Technique
Art Form
DrawingArtFormType
Art Medium
India ink penArtMediumType
Artwork Surface
paperArtworkSurfaceType
Dimensions
Height (cm)
29
Width (cm)
18
Dimension Notes
precisão: aproximadas
Signature and annotation
Annotation
Signed and dated at bottom right "Portinari 959"
Annotation Author
Inscription at bottom right "estudo para agua forte”
Annotation Others
On reverse, inscription "Espero dentro em breve ser o portador Antônio José” and lines.
