General Info
Title
Boys Bird Hunting
Description
Composition in green tones, blue, earthy, ochre, orange, white and red. Thick texture. Boys in the act of hunting birds, against all background geometrized which coincides with the outline of the figures. At the bottom on the left, boy kneeling on the floor, bent forward, holding a trap. In the center of the composition, forming a diagonal from the right to on the left and from bottom to top, three boys with sling in hand facing the top on the right of the composition, where the birds. The first boy is on his back, his knees, his head and arms raised; the center is in profile to the right, standing with legs apart and the bottom also profile on the right with legs in the air in race position. on the far right in the middle of the stand height, representing another boy with the front face and position of the body indefinitely. Fully geometrized background in small colored rectangles.
Location Created
Author
Candido PortinariPerson
About
Support and Technique
Dimensions
Height (cm)
60
Width (cm)
72.5
Signature and annotation
Annotation
Signed and dated in bottom right corner "PORTINARI 59 [sic]"
Annotation Others
On reverse, stamp "[illegible] Cultura [illegible] Belas Artes [signature illegible]” and "23-5/958”. On stretcher, inscription "Meninos Caçando Pássaros”. On back of frame, inscriptions "751” and "[illegible] Nº 2”.
Other info
Notes Date
Although dated 1959, the work was completed in 1958, when it was shown at an exhibition.
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