Dragon Birds and Insects

Dragon Birds and InsectsChico da Silva by Babá · 2004 · Acrylic on canvas
Two large ornate birds with fanned tails and many small creatures against a yellow ground. Dragon Birds and Insects, Chico da Silva by Babá, 2004, acrylic on canvas.
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Description for blind and low-vision visitors

A horizontal painting on a pale yellow ground that fills the whole field. Two large fantastical birds dominate the center: one on the left with a curved neck, a burst of fine orange and yellow plumes around its head, and a rounded body covered in concentric-circle eye-spots and scalloped scales in blue, green and rose; one on the right standing tall with a yellow crested head and a body of swirling purple and blue patterns. Their long tails sweep down into black-tipped feathers along the lower edge. Scattered around them are numerous small creatures: crested birds at the upper left, butterflies and spiky insects in the upper center, and crawling worm- and lizard-like forms across the lower center. The background carries faint feathery and dotted markings. Handwritten text sits at the lower left.

Artist
Chico da Silva by Babá
Year
2004
Technique
Acrylic on canvas
Support
Canvas
Dimensions
69 x 99 cm
Motif
BirdsInsectsDragons
Collection
João Cunha Collection
Signature
CHICO DA SILVA / POR BABÁ, lower left
Photo
Eric Keki
Inventory no.
JCC-043
Article
The Instituto Oboé and the Pirambu Revival

The signature

Detail of the painted signature: «CHICO DA SILVA / POR BABÁ»
The canvas is signed “CHICO DA SILVA / POR BABÁ”, in the lower left corner.

Provenance

  1. The artist, Fortaleza, 2004
  2. Instituto Cultural Oboé, Fortaleza
  3. Leilão Montenegro, auction, 2025
  4. João Cunha Collection

How to credit

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

Chico da Silva by Babá, “Dragon Birds and Insects” (2004). Photo: Eric Keki, João Cunha Collection, CC BY 4.0. https://chicodasilva.org/id/jcc-043

The license covers the photograph, not the painting.

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