FCO-2906

Children Playing

[1937]

code

FCO-2906

CR Number

678

dimensions

38 x 46 cm

Art Form

Painting

Art Medium

oil

Artwork Surface

canvas

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Title
Children Playing
Description
Composition in blue tones, gray, red, rose, ochre, green, earthy, yellow, purple and black. Smooth, thick, marked strokes. It depicts five children playing, occupying the entire area of ​​the composition. In the foreground on the left, two boys playing leapfrog: the low, curved profile to the left and the other on the right in the heel, from the front, with arms and open legs. On the right, boy sitting forward with his head down and legs apart playing with a trap ahead. Shortly after, with the side edge, boy standing with his back. In the background, in the center of the composition, boy riding on his back with his on the right arm raised. At the top, small colored squares representing kites. Figures have defined facial features. Floor divided into geometric fields and blue sky with gray clouds, clearing toward the horizon.
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Previous Collection
Height
38
Width
46
Annotation
Signed in bottom right corner "PORTINARI". Undated
Annotation Others
On stretcher, inscriptions "A-8260 [scratched out]”, "B-566” and "36 x 48”; label "Loja Artística Lazzaro & Ugo”; stamp from Museu de Arte Moderna.

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