--- title: "Roosters: Chico da Silva, Brazilian painter" description: "Roosters 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/roosters/ lang: en license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ translations: en: https://chicodasilva.org/en/motifs/roosters/ es: https://chicodasilva.org/es/motivos/gallos/ fr: https://chicodasilva.org/fr/motifs/coqs/ pt: https://chicodasilva.org/pt/motivos/galos/ ar: https://chicodasilva.org/ar/%D9%85%D9%88%D8%B6%D9%88%D8%B9%D8%A7%D8%AA/%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%88%D9%83/ zh-Hans: https://chicodasilva.cn/%E4%B8%BB%E9%A2%98/%E5%85%AC%E9%B8%A1/ --- # Roosters - [![Two roosters facing each other, with spiky crests and sweeping feathers on a black ground. Cockfight, Chico da Silva, 1983, acrylic on canvas.](https://img.chicodasilva.org/jcc-030/chico-da-silva-cockfight-1983-acrylic-on-canvas-50x70cm-joao-cunha-collection-jcc-030-chicodasilva.org-640.jpg)Cockfight Chico da Silva, 1983](https://chicodasilva.org/en/paintings/cockfight-1983-030/) - [![Two elaborately plumed roosters confronting each other against a golden background. Cockfight, Chico da Silva, 1969, gouache on paper.](https://img.chicodasilva.org/jcc-031/chico-da-silva-cockfight-1969-gouache-on-paper-hardboard-53x67cm-joao-cunha-collection-jcc-031-chicodasilva.org-640.jpg)Cockfight Chico da Silva, 1969](https://chicodasilva.org/en/paintings/cockfight-1969-031/) - [![Two ornately patterned roosters facing off over a leafy branch, bordered by a wavy marbled band. Cockfight, Chico da Silva, 1972, gouache on canvas.](https://img.chicodasilva.org/jcc-074/chico-da-silva-cockfight-1972-gouache-on-canvas-60x100cm-joao-cunha-collection-jcc-074-chicodasilva.org-640.jpg)Cockfight Chico da Silva, 1972](https://chicodasilva.org/en/paintings/cockfight-1972-074/) - [![A single ornate rooster with striped crest and long sweeping tail on a cream ground. Royal Rooster, Chico da Silva, 1972, gouache on canvas.](https://img.chicodasilva.org/jcc-002/chico-da-silva-royal-rooster-1972-gouache-on-canvas-65x45cm-joao-cunha-collection-jcc-002-chicodasilva.org-640.jpg)Royal Rooster Chico da Silva, 1972](https://chicodasilva.org/en/paintings/royal-rooster-1972-002/) - [![A pink S-shaped bird marked with red hearts facing a butterfly on a black ground. Rooster and Butterfly, Chico da Silva, 1973, acrylic on canvas.](https://img.chicodasilva.org/jcc-003/chico-da-silva-rooster-and-butterfly-1973-acrylic-on-canvas-36x25cm-joao-cunha-collection-jcc-003-chicodasilva.org-640.jpg)Rooster and Butterfly Chico da Silva, 1973](https://chicodasilva.org/en/paintings/rooster-and-butterfly-1973-003/) - [![Two roosters in a cockfight with broad fanned multicolored plumage on a black ground. Roosters, Chico da Silva, 1973, acrylic on canvas.](https://img.chicodasilva.org/jcc-010/chico-da-silva-roosters-1973-acrylic-on-canvas-47x66cm-joao-cunha-collection-jcc-010-chicodasilva.org-640.jpg)Roosters Chico da Silva, 1973](https://chicodasilva.org/en/paintings/roosters-1973-010/) - [![An ornate rooster with red scrolled plumage and a pale sweeping tail on black. Rooster, Chico da Silva, 1974, acrylic on canvas.](https://img.chicodasilva.org/jcc-001/chico-da-silva-rooster-1974-acrylic-on-canvas-39x27cm-joao-cunha-collection-jcc-001-chicodasilva.org-640.jpg)Rooster Chico da Silva, 1974](https://chicodasilva.org/en/paintings/rooster-1974-001/) - [![Two fantastical roosters facing each other against a black ground streaked with radiating colored lines. Roosters, Chico da Silva, 1974, gouache on canvas.](https://img.chicodasilva.org/jcc-009/chico-da-silva-roosters-1974-gouache-on-canvas-50x70cm-joao-cunha-collection-jcc-009-chicodasilva.org-640.jpg)Roosters Chico da Silva, 1974](https://chicodasilva.org/en/paintings/roosters-1974-009/) - [![Two fighting roosters with striped plumage and red wattles facing each other on a black ground. Roosters, Chico da Silva, 1974, acrylic on canvas.](https://img.chicodasilva.org/jcc-018/chico-da-silva-roosters-1974-acrylic-on-canvas-50x70cm-joao-cunha-collection-jcc-018-chicodasilva.org-640.jpg)Roosters Chico da Silva, 1974](https://chicodasilva.org/en/paintings/roosters-1974-018/) - [![Two nearly identical crested birds facing off symmetrically with sweeping tails on a pale ground. Roosters, Gerardo da Silva, 1998, acrylic on canvas.](https://img.chicodasilva.org/jcc-072/gerardo-da-silva-roosters-1998-acrylic-on-canvas-69x96cm-joao-cunha-collection-jcc-072-chicodasilva.org-640.jpg)Roosters Gerardo da Silva, 1998](https://chicodasilva.org/en/paintings/roosters-1998-072/) - [![Two confronting roosters with fanned tails facing each other amid green palm fronds on a yellow ground. Roosters, Chico da Silva by Babá, 2006, acrylic on canvas.](https://img.chicodasilva.org/jcc-060/chico-da-silva-by-baba-roosters-2006-acrylic-on-canvas-75x110cm-joao-cunha-collection-jcc-060-chicodasilva.org-640.jpg)Roosters Chico da Silva by Babá, 2006](https://chicodasilva.org/en/paintings/roosters-2006-060/) - [![Two roosters facing off with raised claws, beaks almost touching, on a pale streaked ground. Cockfight, Garcia, 2024, acrylic on canvas.](https://img.chicodasilva.org/jcc-078/garcia-cockfight-2024-acrylic-on-canvas-50x70cm-joao-cunha-collection-jcc-078-chicodasilva.org-640.jpg)Cockfight Garcia, 2024](https://chicodasilva.org/en/paintings/cockfight-2024-078/)