Maria Helena Vieira da Silva

(French/Portuguese, 1908–1992)

Maria Helena Vieira da Silva was a French-Portuguese painter. Noted for blurring the lines between representation and abstraction, Vieira da Silva’s paintings are produced in a limited palette. Her compositions often consist of checkerboard or grid patterns, layered on top of one another to create spaces reminiscent of interior rooms or aerial city views. Born on June 13, 1908 in Lisbon, Portugal, she moved to France at an early age where she was influenced stylistically and conceptually while studying under artists such as Fernand Léger, Émile Antoine Bourdelle, and Stanley William Hayter. To escape World War II, Vieira da Silva and her husband, the painter Arpad Szenes, fled to Rio de Janeiro, where she lived for seven years. After the war, she returned to Paris, where she remained for the rest of her life and received French citizenship in 1956. Her work, likened to both the mid-century Tachisme and Abstract Expressionism movements, has been critically celebrated throughout the world. The artist was a recipient of a prize at the São Paulo Art Biennial in 1961, and the Árpád Szenes-Vieira da Silva Foundation in Lisbon was built in 1994, a museum that houses a large portion of her works. She died on March 6, 1992 in Paris, France.

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Composition, 1974

Maria Helena Vieira da Silva

Composition, 1974

Sale Date: June 29, 2009

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Le passage, 1969

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Le passage, 1969

Sale Date: July 1, 2009

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La fête Bretonne, 1952

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La fête Bretonne, 1952

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L'inclémence lointaine (bk by René Char w/25 , 1961

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L'inclémence lointaine (bk by René Char w/25 , 1961

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Hommage à Jacques Lassaigne, 1970

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Hommage à Jacques Lassaigne, 1970

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Le chemin perdu, 1960–1961

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Le chemin perdu, 1960–1961

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Composition

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Sonia, 1975

Maria Helena Vieira da Silva

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Sans titre, 1970–1980

Maria Helena Vieira da Silva

Sans titre, 1970–1980

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Ohne Titel, 1970–1980

Maria Helena Vieira da Silva

Ohne Titel, 1970–1980

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Composition sur fond vert

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Composition sur fond vert

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Composition en gris, 1954

Maria Helena Vieira da Silva

Composition en gris, 1954

Sale Date: March 25, 2009

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L'inclémence lointaine (bk by René Char w/25...

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L'inclémence lointaine (bk by René Char w/25...

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Morges

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Iris

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Tapis

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L'Éloge de la folie, 1981

Maria Helena Vieira da Silva

L'Éloge de la folie, 1981

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Hommage à Torrès-Garcia, 1976

Maria Helena Vieira da Silva

Hommage à Torrès-Garcia, 1976

Sale Date: February 12, 2009

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Prélude - Les trois carreaux, 1980

Maria Helena Vieira da Silva

Prélude - Les trois carreaux, 1980

Sale Date: February 12, 2009

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Diane dans le mur (bk by Henry Mathieu w/1 work)

Maria Helena Vieira da Silva

Diane dans le mur (bk by Henry Mathieu w/1 work)

Sale Date: December 15, 2008

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Source dans l'arbre (bk by Pierre-André Benoit...

Maria Helena Vieira da Silva

Source dans l'arbre (bk by Pierre-André Benoit...

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Place Sainte Catherine, 1954

Maria Helena Vieira da Silva

Place Sainte Catherine, 1954

Sale Date: December 14, 2008

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Sans titre, 1959

Maria Helena Vieira da Silva

Sans titre, 1959

Sale Date: December 11, 2008

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Composition abstraite

Maria Helena Vieira da Silva

Composition abstraite

Sale Date: November 26, 2008

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