Horse

HorseChico da Silva · 1975 · Acrylic on canvas
A rearing horse with patterned body in violet, orange and blue against a black ground. Horse, Chico da Silva, 1975, acrylic on canvas.
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Artist
Chico da Silva
Year
1975
Technique
Acrylic on canvas
Support
Canvas
Dimensions
66 x 48 cm
Collection
João Cunha Collection
Signature
FDSILVA, lower left (reversed S)
Photo
Eric Keki
Inventory no.
JCC-021
Article
The Pirambu School

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Description for blind and low-vision visitors

A large mythical horse rears up vertically, filling a black background. Its open jaws show pointed teeth and a wide red eye. The body is densely patterned in lilac, orange, blue and red, with rows of fine hatched lines, dotted scrolls, flower rosettes and a star motif on the haunch. Flame-like mane and tail spread outward in thin coloured strokes. Slender green and reddish palm fronds rise along both edges in the naïve folk style. A white signature and the date appear at lower left.

The signature

Detail of the painted signature: «FDSILVA»
The canvas is signed “FDSILVA”, in the lower left corner. The S is reversed. Beside it sits the painter's thumbprint.

How to credit

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

Chico da Silva, “Horse” (1975). Photo: Eric Keki, João Cunha Collection, CC BY 4.0. https://chicodasilva.org/id/jcc-021

The license covers the photograph, not the painting.

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