EMPTY LABEL
Title
Boys Flying Kites
Description
Composition in tones earthy, gray, ochre, blue, red, yellow and black. Smooth texture. Four boys playing with kites in arid lanscape against background "degrade". On the left, black boy, sitting in front with legs apart, setting a kite in her lap. Shortly after, in the center, three boys back, 3/4 facing left, running with his arms up. Children do not have defined facial features, wearing colored shirts, shorts and are barefoot. Ground floor and bottom, gray sky clearing up the skyline, looking up at the top three flying kites: one blue, one red and the third yellow.
Author
Candido PortinariPerson
Themes
Related Event2
Related Document30
Art Form
PaintingArtFormType
Art Medium
oilArtMediumType
Artwork Surface
canvasArtworkSurfaceType
Height
60
Width
74
Annotation
Signed and dated at bottom right "PORTINARI 1947"
Annotation Others
On back of frame, inscription "VERA MINDLIN”.
