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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Maria Helena Vieira da Silva

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Et puis voilà, 1952–1952

Maria Helena Vieira da Silva

Et puis voilà, 1952–1952

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Maria Helena Vieira da Silva

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Rio, 1946–1946

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Rio, 1946–1946

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Hommage à Jacques Laissaigne, 1970–1970

Maria Helena Vieira da Silva

Hommage à Jacques Laissaigne, 1970–1970

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Hiver à Lisbonne, 1958–1958

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Hiver à Lisbonne, 1958–1958

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L'angle des boules, 1957–1957

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L'angle des boules, 1957–1957

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Sans titre, 1970–1970

Maria Helena Vieira da Silva

Sans titre, 1970–1970

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Les jardins d'Aladin

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Les jardins d'Aladin

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L'atelier, 1948–1948

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L'atelier, 1948–1948

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Amérique, 1953–1953

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Amérique, 1953–1953

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Buissons, 1967–1967

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Buissons, 1967–1967

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Éclats et fumées par la campagne

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Éclats et fumées par la campagne

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Claustra gris, 1980–1980

Maria Helena Vieira da Silva

Claustra gris, 1980–1980

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La foule, 1967–1968

Maria Helena Vieira da Silva

La foule, 1967–1968

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Maria Helena Vieira da Silva

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Les grilles en emeute, 1939–1939

Maria Helena Vieira da Silva

Les grilles en emeute, 1939–1939

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La place ocre, 1954–1954

Maria Helena Vieira da Silva

La place ocre, 1954–1954

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Sans titre, 1949–1949

Maria Helena Vieira da Silva

Sans titre, 1949–1949

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Paysage, 1961–1961

Maria Helena Vieira da Silva

Paysage, 1961–1961

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Buissous, 1967–1967

Maria Helena Vieira da Silva

Buissous, 1967–1967

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Composition, 1946–1946

Maria Helena Vieira da Silva

Composition, 1946–1946

Sale Date: December 3, 2003

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Carte marine (Paysage baroque), 1959–1959

Maria Helena Vieira da Silva

Carte marine (Paysage baroque), 1959–1959

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Minuit, 1961–1961

Maria Helena Vieira da Silva

Minuit, 1961–1961

Sale Date: November 29, 2003

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