Dead Boy

Candido Portinari 1955

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in sepia tones, black and white. Sketch lines and quick strokes. Dead man lying on the floor against a plain background. The man is lying horizontally with head and feet to the left to the right, slightly back body forward, his face turned back and bulging eyes. On the left arm fallen behind the body and the on the right on the floor. The body seems to be naked, colored sepia and straight and circular risks. Plain background with slight shadow on the ground.

Details

Title: Dead Boy
Creator Lifespan: 1903-12-29 - 1962-12-06
Creator Nationality: Brazilian
Creator Gender: Male
Creator Death Place: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Creator Birth Place: Brodowski, São Paulo, Brazil
Date: 1955
Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
Physical Dimensions: w41 x h14.5cm without frame
Provenance: João Candido Portinari
Rights: João Candido Portinari
External Link: Projeto Portinari
Theme: social:war, social:death, human figure:child:boy
Technique: lead pencil , crayon, sepia
Signature: Signed at bottom right "Portinari"
Painter: Candido Portinari
Number: FCO 1533
Notes: Support affixed to brown cardboard.
Inscription: Dated in inscription at bottom right "guerra 55”. At bottom right edge "mural O.N.U.”
Function: Study for the painting �Dead Boy� [FCO 5087]
Catalogue Raisonné: CR-3532

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