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Title
Boy with Sheep
Description
Composition in red, blue, white and earthy tones. Contour lines, some shaded and scraped. Boy sitting with two rams beside her horse and the background. At the center, boy sitting on a crate, in profile to the left. It has slightly curved trunk and head facing forward. Secure with both hands a ram standing in front, with the stretched head up and turned to the right as if trying to look at the boy. The on the right arm of this is around the neck of the animal. To the right, another sheep lying profile to the left, with the head up, looking toward the boy. In the background, on the left, a horse standing in front. A circle surrounding the boy and the sheep standing in front, lines cut the composition in several ways. Line suggests horizon; in the upper half of the composition, one sees a smaller circle and a dot.
Location Created
Author
Candido PortinariPerson
Related Event
Related Document2
Artwork Function
StudyArtworkFunctionType
Artwork Function Description
Study for the painting Boy with Sheeps [FCO 2017]
Art Form
DrawingArtFormType
Art Medium
lead pencilArtMediumType
colored pencilArtMediumType
Artwork Surface
paperArtworkSurfaceType
Collection
Coleção DesconhecidaCollection
Height
28
Width
38
Dimension Notes
precisão: aproximadas
Annotation
Signed at bottom right edge "Portinari". Undated
