BirdsChico da Silva by Claudionor · 2007 · Acrylic on canvas
Birds, Chico da Silva by Claudionor, 2007

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Birds

Artist
Chico da Silva by Claudionor
Year
2007
Technique
Acrylic on canvas
Support
Canvas
Dimensions
70 x 100 cm
Collection
João Cunha Collection
Signature
lower right
Photo
Eric Keki
Inventory no.
JCC-070

Description for blind and low-vision visitors

A horizontal painting showing two large birds facing one another against a warm yellow ground that lightens toward blue stippled sky at the top. On the right a peacock-like bird stands with its tail spread into a wide spray of long plumes radiating upward and outward, each plume tipped with a red-and-blue teardrop eye-spot; its body is blue-gray with fine speckling and a small red crest. On the left a second bird in profile, with a red-and-white striped body, open beak and crest, leans toward the first. Both stand on thin legs above a strip of green grassy tufts along the lower edge. The palette pairs bright yellow and red with cool blues, and the plumage is detailed with delicate lines and dots throughout.

Provenance

  1. The artist, Fortaleza, 2007
  2. Instituto Cultural Oboé, Fortaleza
  3. Leilão Montenegro, auction, 2025