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Title
Children Playing on School Playground
Description
Composition in white tones, black, green, blue, yellow and rose. Contour lines, shaded and aquarelados. Representation of a group of children in the courtyard that seems school with trees and clothesline with clothes. The courtyard is surrounded by walls forming square area defined by the front wall, on the left side and bottom. Near the on the left side wall, row of about twenty-two children, lined up two by two, in perspective from the front to the back, using colored coats, and the front have indicated facial features. Near the end of the line, two more children, as if hurrying to align other. A little to the right, more or less towards the center of the line, man figure, in profile to the left, using what appears to be a uniform with cap and blue pants. Still within the walls, three trees forming a on the right-on the left diagonally from the front to the back. Between the first two, a tap with laundry tub bottom and a clothesline with three hanging clothes. In the background, in the courtyard boundary with the street, a building, with window and door. On the left street with buildings representation. On the front wall, children's line drawings representing a bird, a doll, the words "me" and scribbles.
Author
Candido PortinariPerson
Themes
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Art Form
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Art Medium
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Artwork Surface
paperArtworkSurfaceType
Previous Collection
Notes Collection
In 1932, Portinari used the basement of Heloisa Graça Aranha Rosa e Silva as an atelier. To express his gratitude, he gave this work as a gift to her young son, Aloysio.
Height
15.5
Width
22.3
Dimension Notes
precisão: aproximadas
Annotation
Signed and dated in bottom right corner "Portinari 933"
Annotation Author
Dedication at bottom right edge "Para o Aloysio Graça Aranha Rosa e Silva”
Annotation Family
On reverse, inscription by Maria Portinari "Desenho de Candido Portinari, autenticado por Maria Victoria Portinari Rio 14 de dezembro 1971”.
