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Title
Maria Rosa and Her Friends
Description
Composition in black and white. Contour lines and smoky. Composition representing four children group outdoors. In the foreground, center, black girl sitting on the floor with his back. He has hair in curly hair and wears skirt printed. In front, a little further back, three children side by side, facing. On the left, boy with ball in his on the right hand, holding above his head. Wears short pants with suspenders, is barefoot and with legs slightly apart. In the center, another boy, facing and slightly turned to the left. Is holding with his on the left hand on the left shoulder of the first child. Wears short pants and is also barefoot. Beside him, on the right, facing girl with curly hair and using print dress dots. The three children have defined facial features and the three are looking at the upper right corner. The scene takes place in the field of lanscape, looking to the right and front to back, four aligned pitas a cactus and a coconut tree; in the background, hills and sky, on the left a cloud.
Location Created
Author
Candido PortinariPerson
Related Event6
Related Document9
Artwork Function
IllustrationArtworkFunctionType
Artwork Function Description
Illustration no. 4 for the book Maria Rosa, by Vera Kelsey
Art Form
DrawingArtFormType
Art Medium
Artwork Surface
cardboardArtworkSurfaceType
Certificate
136
Previous Collection
Height
25.5
Width
28.5
Annotation
Stamped signature in bottom left corner "PORTINARI*". Undated
Annotation Family
On reverse, lines possibly by the artist.
Annotation Others
On reverse, inscriptions "Maria Rosa please return to Junior Books, Doubleday”, "450-1-1 110 sc snl”, "39” and "344”.
