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Title
Handstand
Description
Composition in blue, ochre, white, gray, green, earthy and rose. Smooth, thick brush strokes the boy and marked, especially in the background. Composition representing planting banana boy with sheep beside the ground indicated in ochre, blue sky and sun suggested by green circle. The boy is on the left of the composition, back, upside down, leaning on the floor flattened on the right hand and the on the left arm bent to the right. The boy has dark hair, wear light clothing with long sleeves and pants at the knees. On the right lying sheep, profile to the left, with ear, eye and nose suggested, stretched front legs forward and back flexed. His coat is suggested by geometrical areas in gray and green. The floor is indicated in ochre tones with slightly curved strokes marked. Sky blue tone, with strokes beams marked in different directions, looking up at the upper right corner, light green circular area, suggesting sun.
Location Created
Author
Candido PortinariPerson
Themes
Related Event
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Art Form
PaintingArtFormType
Art Medium
oilArtMediumType
Artwork Surface
canvasArtworkSurfaceType
Collection
Coleção DesconhecidaCollection
Height
55
Width
46
Annotation
Signed and dated in bottom right corner "PORTINARI 56"
Annotation Exhibition
On back of frame, stamps "Ministério da Educação e Saúde Museu Nacional de Bellas Artes” and "[GARE] DE LYON-[BERC]Y Douane de Paris”; inscription "34”.
