Birds Snakes Caiman and InsectsChico da Silva by Babá · 2006 · Acrylic on canvas
Birds Snakes Caiman and Insects, Chico da Silva by Babá, 2006

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Birds Snakes Caiman and Insects

Artist
Chico da Silva by Babá
Year
2006
Technique
Acrylic on canvas
Support
Canvas
Dimensions
74 x 109 cm
Collection
João Cunha Collection
Signature
lower center
Photo
Eric Keki
Inventory no.
JCC-062

Description for blind and low-vision visitors

A horizontal painting organized around a thick reddish-brown tree trunk that rises vertically through the center, dotted with small insects and spiders and with a thin snake coiling at its base. To the left stands a tall long-legged bird with red legs beside a small green sapling, with another long-necked bird and a small perched bird above it. At the upper center and right, birds fly and perch, while a large serpent with an open fanged mouth and a red-spotted body curves down the right side. A spiny lizard or iguana crawls across the lower right, and a small spotted crocodile-like creature lies at the lower left. The background is a warm field of orange and yellow with combed radiating strokes. A small signature appears in the lower center.

Provenance

  1. The artist, Fortaleza, 2006
  2. Instituto Cultural Oboé, Fortaleza
  3. Leilão Montenegro, auction, 2025