Untitled

UntitledChico da Silva · 1972 · Acrylic on canvas
A long-necked blue-headed bird bending over a small bird, on a bright yellow ground. Untitled, Chico da Silva, 1972, acrylic on canvas.
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Artist
Chico da Silva
Year
1972
Technique
Acrylic on canvas
Support
Canvas
Dimensions
77 x 89 cm
Collection
João Cunha Collection
Signature
FDSILVA, lower left (reversed D and S)
Photo
Eric Keki
Inventory no.
JCC-032
Article
The Painting Factory

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Description for blind and low-vision visitors

A horizontal naïve painting on a bright yellow ground encircled by concentric rippling pastel lines. A large bird with a long curving blue neck and red beak bends down toward a small red-and-green bird lying at the lower right. The big bird's rounded body has an upper band patterned with rows of orange fish-like shapes over swirls, and a lower band of streaked green and teal plumage, ending in a dark fringed tail at the left. Reds, blues, greens and yellow dominate. A signature and date appear at the lower center.

The signature

Detail of the painted signature: «FDSILVA»
The canvas is signed “FDSILVA”, in the lower left corner. 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, “Untitled” (1972). Photo: Eric Keki, João Cunha Collection, CC BY 4.0. https://chicodasilva.org/id/jcc-032

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