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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Deux mille carreaux, 1971

Maria Helena Vieira da Silva

Deux mille carreaux, 1971

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Morges - Dessin bleu, 1950

Maria Helena Vieira da Silva

Morges - Dessin bleu, 1950

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Deux mille carreaux, 1971

Maria Helena Vieira da Silva

Deux mille carreaux, 1971

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1961 - E, 1961–1977

Maria Helena Vieira da Silva

1961 - E, 1961–1977

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Grottes

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Morges

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La bibliotheque de René Char

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La bibliotheque de René Char

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Pays Lontain, 1957

Maria Helena Vieira da Silva

Pays Lontain, 1957

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Verte, 1959

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Sans titre, 1964

Maria Helena Vieira da Silva

Sans titre, 1964

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L'Étagère, 1968

Maria Helena Vieira da Silva

L'Étagère, 1968

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Intérieur russe, 1982

Maria Helena Vieira da Silva

Intérieur russe, 1982

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Mémoires

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Composition, 1961

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Composition, 1961

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Composition, 1974

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Composition, 1974

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Composition, 1969

Maria Helena Vieira da Silva

Composition, 1969

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Le jardin, 1978

Maria Helena Vieira da Silva

Le jardin, 1978

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Sans titre, 1963

Maria Helena Vieira da Silva

Sans titre, 1963

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Diane dans le mur (bk by Henry Mathieu...

Maria Helena Vieira da Silva

Diane dans le mur (bk by Henry Mathieu...

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Éclats et fumées par la campagne (bk by André...

Maria Helena Vieira da Silva

Éclats et fumées par la campagne (bk by André...

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Aztèque (pl. Tumulus), 1971

Maria Helena Vieira da Silva

Aztèque (pl. Tumulus), 1971

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Promenade en pays inconnu, 1958

Maria Helena Vieira da Silva

Promenade en pays inconnu, 1958

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Untitled, 1970–1979

Maria Helena Vieira da Silva

Untitled, 1970–1979

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Diane dans le mur (bk by Henry Mathieu with..., 1963

Maria Helena Vieira da Silva

Diane dans le mur (bk by Henry Mathieu with..., 1963

Sale Date: June 2, 2008

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