Rooster

RoosterChico da Silva · 1974 · Acrylic on canvas
An ornate rooster with red scrolled plumage and a pale sweeping tail on black. Rooster, Chico da Silva, 1974, acrylic on canvas.
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A rooster stands in profile against a deep black ground, its neck and breast filled with intricate red scrolls accented by white and orange dots. The head bears an orange comb, red wattle and a green ringed eye. Long tail feathers in pale blue, white and rainbow stripes curve to the right, and orange legs end in splayed claws. Green palm fronds and grass tufts flank the bird in the naïve folk style. A white date and signature sit at lower centre.

Artist
Chico da Silva
Year
1974
Technique
Acrylic on canvas
Support
Canvas
Dimensions
39 x 27 cm
Motif
Roosters
Collection
João Cunha Collection
Signature
FDZILVA, lower center (reversed S)
Photo
Eric Keki
Inventory no.
JCC-001

The signature

Detail of the painted signature: «FDZILVA»
The canvas is signed “FDZILVA”, at the center of the lower edge. The S is reversed, so it reads as the artist's usual signature, “F. D. Silva”.

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Chico da Silva, “Rooster” (1974). Photo: Eric Keki, João Cunha Collection, CC BY 4.0. https://chicodasilva.org/id/jcc-001

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