Cockfight

CockfightChico da Silva · 1972 · Gouache on canvas
Two ornately patterned roosters facing off over a leafy branch, bordered by a wavy marbled band. Cockfight, Chico da Silva, 1972, gouache on canvas.
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Artist
Chico da Silva
Year
1972
Technique
Gouache on canvas
Support
Canvas
Dimensions
60 x 100 cm
Motif
Roosters
Collection
João Cunha Collection
Signature
FDSILVA, lower center (reversed D and S)
Photo
Eric Keki
Inventory no.
JCC-074
Article
The Murals of Praia Formosa

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Description for blind and low-vision visitors

Two roosters face each other in profile across a small flowering branch, set against a flat golden-yellow ground framed by a wide, wavy band of marbled color in pink, red, green and blue. The rooster at left has a dark red comb, a body patterned with dense teal-and-red dots and a sunburst medallion, and a long tail of rainbow stripes sweeping down. The rooster at right has a swirling dotted crest and body in red, gold and green tones, with a scalloped green-striped tail and dark banded legs. Both stand on slender clawed legs, feet splayed on the yellow ground.

Details

The signature

Detail of the painted signature: «FDSILVA»
The canvas is signed “FDSILVA”, at the center of the lower edge. The D and the S are reversed. Beside it sits the painter's thumbprint.

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Photographs free to reuse, with credit (CC BY 4.0)

Chico da Silva, “Cockfight” (1972). Photo: Eric Keki, João Cunha Collection, CC BY 4.0. https://chicodasilva.org/id/jcc-074

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