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Title
Boys Flying Kites
Description
Composition in yellow, blue, ochre, earth and black tones. Contour lines and shading. Scene of boys flying kites with a woman in a wide field landscape, with houses and small hills in the background. On the left, in the foreground, a stone; In the center of the support, a woman with her back turned, wearing a pink and black dress, holding the hand of a boy who is further to the right. The boy has his back turned, with his left hand holding the woman's hand and his right arm raised, holding a kite
light in color. He wears a brown and black long-sleeved shirt and blue shorts. In the background on the left, a boy with his back turned, flying a kite in an earthy tone. He wears brown shorts, a pink and black blouse. Yellow floor with black dots and in the background, three houses on the left, a post, plantation on the right and behind, small hills, with blue sky across the horizon.
Author
Candido PortinariPerson
Themes
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Artwork Surface
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Certificate
1647
Previous Collection
Height
14.8
Width
14.5
Annotation
Signed and dated in bottom left corner "Portinari 52"