--- title: "Fish: Chico da Silva, Brazilian painter" description: "Fish by Chico da Silva and the Pirambu School, in gouache and acrylic. Works in the João Cunha Collection, Fortaleza, each one in high resolution." canonical: https://chicodasilva.org/en/motifs/fish/ lang: en license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ translations: en: https://chicodasilva.org/en/motifs/fish/ es: https://chicodasilva.org/es/motivos/peces/ fr: https://chicodasilva.org/fr/motifs/poissons/ pt: https://chicodasilva.org/pt/motivos/peixes/ ar: https://chicodasilva.org/ar/%D9%85%D9%88%D8%B6%D9%88%D8%B9%D8%A7%D8%AA/%D8%A3%D8%B3%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%83/ zh-Hans: https://chicodasilva.cn/%E4%B8%BB%E9%A2%98/%E9%B1%BC/ --- # Fish - [![A large fish with a fan tail facing left, flanked by two smaller fish on a hatched ochre ground. Fish, Chico da Silva, c. 1966, gouache on paper.](https://img.chicodasilva.org/jcc-088/chico-da-silva-fish-undated-gouache-on-paper-54x74cm-joao-cunha-collection-jcc-088-chicodasilva.org-640.jpg)Fish Chico da Silva, c. 1966](https://chicodasilva.org/en/paintings/fish-088/) - [![A large open-mouthed fish baring white teeth among smaller fish and palm leaves. Fish, Chico da Silva, 1973, acrylic on canvas.](https://img.chicodasilva.org/jcc-017/chico-da-silva-fish-1973-acrylic-on-canvas-50x70cm-joao-cunha-collection-jcc-017-chicodasilva.org-640.jpg)Fish Chico da Silva, 1973](https://chicodasilva.org/en/paintings/fish-1973-017/) - [![A large fantastic fish in profile, its dark body stippled with spirals and marked by three eye-like discs. Fantastic Fish, Maria Augusta, 1973, gouache on canvas.](https://img.chicodasilva.org/jcc-084/maria-augusta-fantastic-fish-1973-gouache-on-canvas-40x60cm-joao-cunha-collection-jcc-084-chicodasilva.org-640.jpg)Fantastic Fish Maria Augusta, 1973](https://chicodasilva.org/en/paintings/fantastic-fish-1973-084/) - [![Two tall wading birds and a serpent flanking a central pool of swimming fish on a yellow ground. Birds Fish and Snake, Chico da Silva by Babá, 2005, acrylic on canvas.](https://img.chicodasilva.org/jcc-048/chico-da-silva-by-baba-birds-fish-and-snake-2005-acrylic-on-canvas-75x100cm-joao-cunha-collection-jcc-048-chicodasilva.org-640.jpg)Birds Fish and Snake Chico da Silva by Babá, 2005](https://chicodasilva.org/en/paintings/birds-fish-and-snake-2005-048/) - [![A large patterned fish swimming amid swirling yellow and green water with a small fish below. Fish, Chico da Silva by Babá, 2006, acrylic on canvas.](https://img.chicodasilva.org/jcc-039/chico-da-silva-by-baba-fish-2006-acrylic-on-canvas-74x109cm-joao-cunha-collection-jcc-039-chicodasilva.org-640.jpg)Fish Chico da Silva by Babá, 2006](https://chicodasilva.org/en/paintings/fish-2006-039/) - [![A large scale-bodied bird on a branch surrounded by flying birds, snakes and fish against yellow. Birds Fish and Snake, Chico da Silva by Babá, 2006, acrylic on canvas.](https://img.chicodasilva.org/jcc-044/chico-da-silva-by-baba-birds-fish-and-snake-2006-acrylic-on-canvas-74x100cm-joao-cunha-collection-jcc-044-chicodasilva.org-640.jpg)Birds Fish and Snake Chico da Silva by Babá, 2006](https://chicodasilva.org/en/paintings/birds-fish-and-snake-2006-044/) - [![A large scaled dragon with a long spotted tail against a yellow ground. Dragon Birds Fish and Snake, Chico da Silva by Babá, 2006, acrylic on canvas.](https://img.chicodasilva.org/jcc-045/chico-da-silva-by-baba-dragon-birds-fish-and-snake-2006-acrylic-on-canvas-74x99cm-joao-cunha-collection-jcc-045-chicodasilva.org-640.jpg)Dragon Birds Fish and Snake Chico da Silva by Babá, 2006](https://chicodasilva.org/en/paintings/dragon-birds-fish-and-snake-2006-045/) - [![A large winged bird swooping over toothy fish in water, with smaller fish scattered across a green ground. Fish and Birds, Chico da Silva by Babá, 2006, acrylic on canvas.](https://img.chicodasilva.org/jcc-053/chico-da-silva-by-baba-fish-and-birds-2006-acrylic-on-canvas-75x109cm-joao-cunha-collection-jcc-053-chicodasilva.org-640.jpg)Fish and Birds Chico da Silva by Babá, 2006](https://chicodasilva.org/en/paintings/fish-and-birds-2006-053/) - [![A large peacock-like bird with a long jeweled tail sweeping across the canvas, with two smaller birds at left. Birds and Fish, Chico da Silva by Babá, 2006, acrylic on canvas.](https://img.chicodasilva.org/jcc-054/chico-da-silva-by-baba-birds-and-fish-2006-acrylic-on-canvas-75x100cm-joao-cunha-collection-jcc-054-chicodasilva.org-640.jpg)Birds and Fish Chico da Silva by Babá, 2006](https://chicodasilva.org/en/paintings/birds-and-fish-2006-054/) - [![A large yellow bird with patterned wings striding across a pink and yellow ground among smaller creatures. Bird and Fish, Chico da Silva by Babá, 2006, acrylic on canvas.](https://img.chicodasilva.org/jcc-055/chico-da-silva-by-baba-bird-and-fish-2006-acrylic-on-canvas-74x109cm-joao-cunha-collection-jcc-055-chicodasilva.org-640.jpg)Bird and Fish Chico da Silva by Babá, 2006](https://chicodasilva.org/en/paintings/bird-and-fish-2006-055/) - [![Two intertwined long fish or sea serpents densely patterned in red and teal on a pale ground. Fish and Bird, Chico da Silva by Babá, 2006, acrylic on canvas.](https://img.chicodasilva.org/jcc-059/chico-da-silva-by-baba-fish-and-bird-2006-acrylic-on-canvas-75x110cm-joao-cunha-collection-jcc-059-chicodasilva.org-640.jpg)Fish and Bird Chico da Silva by Babá, 2006](https://chicodasilva.org/en/paintings/fish-and-bird-2006-059/) - [![A large red-spotted serpent winding across the composition among smaller fish on a yellow ground. Fish Birds and Snake, Chico da Silva by Babá, 2006, acrylic on canvas.](https://img.chicodasilva.org/jcc-061/chico-da-silva-by-baba-fish-birds-and-snake-2006-acrylic-on-canvas-74x109cm-joao-cunha-collection-jcc-061-chicodasilva.org-640.jpg)Fish Birds and Snake Chico da Silva by Babá, 2006](https://chicodasilva.org/en/paintings/fish-birds-and-snake-2006-061/) - [![Brightly patterned birds in flight above stylized fish swimming over a pale green-yellow sea. Fish and Birds, Chico da Silva by Babá, 2006, acrylic on canvas.](https://img.chicodasilva.org/jcc-066/chico-da-silva-by-baba-fish-and-birds-2006-acrylic-on-canvas-74x109cm-joao-cunha-collection-jcc-066-chicodasilva.org-640.jpg)Fish and Birds Chico da Silva by Babá, 2006](https://chicodasilva.org/en/paintings/fish-and-birds-2006-066/) - [![Long-billed birds above a big patterned fish, with schools of small fish below on a yellow ground. Birds and Fish, Chico da Silva by Claudionor, 2007, acrylic on canvas.](https://img.chicodasilva.org/jcc-068/chico-da-silva-by-claudionor-birds-and-fish-2007-acrylic-on-canvas-70x100cm-joao-cunha-collection-jcc-068-chicodasilva.org-640.jpg)Birds and Fish Chico da Silva by Claudionor, 2007](https://chicodasilva.org/en/paintings/birds-and-fish-2007-068/) - [![A huge open-mouthed fish with heart shapes inside, surrounded by smaller fish and birds on yellow. Birds and Fish, Chico da Silva by Claudionor, 2007, acrylic on canvas.](https://img.chicodasilva.org/jcc-071/chico-da-silva-by-claudionor-birds-and-fish-2007-acrylic-on-canvas-75x110cm-joao-cunha-collection-jcc-071-chicodasilva.org-640.jpg)Birds and Fish Chico da Silva by Claudionor, 2007](https://chicodasilva.org/en/paintings/birds-and-fish-2007-071/) - [![A large toothed fish with a crested head, flanked by two smaller fish on a yellow ground. Dragon Fish, Garcia, 2024, acrylic on canvas.](https://img.chicodasilva.org/jcc-079/garcia-dragon-fish-2024-acrylic-on-canvas-50x70cm-joao-cunha-collection-jcc-079-chicodasilva.org-640.jpg)Dragon Fish Garcia, 2024](https://chicodasilva.org/en/paintings/dragon-fish-2024-079/) - [![Two fish with open toothed jaws crossing each other above thin green weeds on a pale ground. Two Fish, Garcia, 2024, acrylic on canvas.](https://img.chicodasilva.org/jcc-080/garcia-two-fish-2024-acrylic-on-canvas-50x70cm-joao-cunha-collection-jcc-080-chicodasilva.org-640.jpg)Two Fish Garcia, 2024](https://chicodasilva.org/en/paintings/two-fish-2024-080/) - [![A fish-bodied creature with a spotted feline head, on a black ground among green fronds. Jaguar Fish, Garcia, 2024, acrylic on canvas.](https://img.chicodasilva.org/jcc-081/garcia-jaguar-fish-2024-acrylic-on-canvas-40x50cm-joao-cunha-collection-jcc-081-chicodasilva.org-640.jpg)Jaguar Fish Garcia, 2024](https://chicodasilva.org/en/paintings/jaguar-fish-2024-081/) - [![A fantastic fish, its body a mosaic of patterns, with a small head on a long spotted neck. Fantastic Fish, Garcia, 2025, acrylic on canvas.](https://img.chicodasilva.org/jcc-082/garcia-fantastic-fish-2025-acrylic-on-canvas-40x50cm-joao-cunha-collection-jcc-082-chicodasilva.org-640.jpg)Fantastic Fish Garcia, 2025](https://chicodasilva.org/en/paintings/fantastic-fish-2025-082/)