General Info
Title
Boy with Apple
Description
Composition in ochre tones and earthy (predominant) and green tones, blue and red. Smooth texture. Black boy bust representation with apple in his palm. The boy is facing, has oval face, slightly crestfallen, with blue hat cap type buried in the head, covering her forehead. Slanting eyes half-closed, looking apple that holds before him. Protruding faces, flat nose, and full lips closed. Is the lower on the left shoulder to the right, with the on the right arm folded flat hand up, holding an apple. wears green blouse, sleeveless. In the background, lanscape representing a path in ochre tones, interrupted by hills and tree trunks that alternate, cut the upper limit of support.
Author
Candido PortinariPerson
About
Themes
Support and Technique
Dimensions
Height (cm)
46
Width (cm)
35
Signature and annotation
Annotation
Signed and dated at bottom right "PORTINARI PARIS 1950"
Annotation Others
On back of frame, label from Galeria de Arte Ipanema; inscription "853”. On stretcher, inscription "Miltom Marcello O presente sua vovó [illegible] casamento”.
