General Info
Title
Boys on Seesaw
Description
Composition in light shades of rose, yellow, blue, white, green, gray, ochre and earthy tones and black. Smooth texture and deep rough in the figures of boys. Two boys on the seesaw in geometrized composition. The see-saw through the composition diagonally from bottom on the right to top on the left corner seeing in the foreground, on the right, boy sitting on his back, facing 3/4 on the left. Is with the profile head, tousled short hair, facial features suggested. In the upper on the left corner at the other end of the seesaw boy sitting front, head, on the left arm raised with the flat hand, on the right hand holding the seesaw and legs apart. Both wear white clothing and are barefoot. Background divided into three horizontal bands, the lower half being rose, yellow center panel and the top band is blue, and narrower viewing to the right, a white circle representing the sun. Rectangular areas in ochre outline the figures of boys highlighting the background and accentuating the geometrized composition.
Location Created
Author
Candido PortinariPerson
About
Themes
Support and Technique
Authenticity
Certificate
578
Dimensions
Height (cm)
81
Width (cm)
64
Signature and annotation
Annotation
Signed and dated at bottom left "PORTINARI 60"
Annotation Author
null
Annotation Exhibition
On stretcher, labels "nº 68 Meninos na Gangorra Exposição no Pavilhão de Arte Contemporânea Milão – Itália 21 março/21 Abril 1963. Col. Antonio Garavaglia”, "Col. Antonio Garavaglia Meninos na Gangorra, óleo, Exposição em Milão – Itália 21 março/21 abril 1963 0,64 x 0,81” and from Transportadora Fink; inscription "75”.
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