FCO-3231

Boys Flying KitesIllustration

1952

code

FCO-3231

CR Number

3093

dimensions

18 x 11.5 cm

Art Form

Drawing

Art Medium

India ink pen

Artwork Surface

Bristol board

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Title
Boys Flying Kites
Description
Composition in black and white. Quick strokes. Two boys flying kites occupying half of the support area. In the foreground, boy standing with his back, raised his arms and legs apart, wearing shirt and pants to his knees. In the background, on the right, boy poorly defined, in the same position of the first. Basically, line cuts the width marking the horizon. At the top, two kites flying a on the left of center and the other in the distance on the right.
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Artwork Function
IllustrationArtworkFunctionType
Artwork Function Description
Illustration for Christmas card
Art Form
DrawingArtFormType
Art Medium
India ink penArtMediumType
Artwork Surface
Bristol boardArtworkSurfaceType
Certificate
1038
Notes Collection
Illustration commissioned by Niomar Moniz Sodré, director of the Museu de Arte Moderna do Rio de Janeiro / MAM-RJ, to raise funds for the museum.
Height
18
Width
11.5
Dimension Notes
35.5x11.5 (S)
Annotation
Signed and dated at bottom right "Portinari 1952"
Annotation Others
On reverse, inscription "MUSEU DE ARTE MODERNA DO RIO”.

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