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Title
Boy with Calabash
Description
Composition in black and brown. Shading forming volume and strong lines. Skeletal boy, standing, facing forward. The head has a triangular shape, with dark vertical lines at the bottom, forming a rectangle, which accentuates the volume of the head and the narrow chin. He has deep-set eyes, thinning hair and marked scapular bones. He holds a gourd in his left hand and has his right arm at his side. He wears shorts, is shirtless and barefoot. Background with some markings as if they were shadows of the body.
Author
Candido PortinariPerson
Themes
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Art Form
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Art Medium
India ink brushArtMediumType
oilArtMediumType
Artwork Surface
paperArtworkSurfaceType
Height
94
Width
36
Annotation
Signed and dated in the lower right corner "Portinari 945"
