FCO-1106

Boy with Slingshot

1947

code

FCO-1106

CR Number

2537

dimensions

100 x 60 cm

Art Form

Painting

Art Medium

oil

Artwork Surface

canvas

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Title
Boy with Slingshot
Description
Composition in ochre, blue, gray, earth, black, green, orange and rose. Smooth and thick texture on the figure. Composition representing boy standing in front with slingshot in hand and plate on his head, taking up almost the entire area of the canvas. The boy has triangular face, very large and wide eyes, facing the front revealing an air of sadness; he has a big nose and narrow lips closed, wears blue short-sleeved shirt and baggy shorts with suspenders and is His right arm is along the body, holding in his hand a sling, and the left is folded and holding a circular tray which is supported on his head. His legs are apart and slightly bent, the left foot is in profile and the right is to the front. On to the right a bit further up there is the bottom part of what would be a crate. The ground where the boy steps is an orange and ochre background in two shades of pale ochre. Behind the boy's head there is a rectangular area in shade of blue.
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Art Form
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Art Medium
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Artwork Surface
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Certificate
357
Previous Collection
Height
100
Width
60
Annotation
Signed and dated in top right corner "PORTINARI 1947"

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