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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Chemin d'air (Madrigal), 1981–1981

Maria Helena Vieira da Silva

Chemin d'air (Madrigal), 1981–1981

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Midi y sonne bleu, 1958–1958

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Midi y sonne bleu, 1958–1958

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Les trois issues, 1974–1974

Maria Helena Vieira da Silva

Les trois issues, 1974–1974

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Le vent, 1953–1953

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Le vent, 1953–1953

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Les casiers, 1967–1967

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Les casiers, 1967–1967

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Sans titre

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Sans titre

Maria Helena Vieira da Silva

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Composition, 1960–1960

Maria Helena Vieira da Silva

Composition, 1960–1960

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Ilot des mariniers, 1986–1986

Maria Helena Vieira da Silva

Ilot des mariniers, 1986–1986

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Le théâtre de Pirandello, 1976–1976

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Le théâtre de Pirandello, 1976–1976

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La porte, 1975–1975

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La porte, 1975–1975

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Le balcon, 1977–1977

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Le balcon, 1977–1977

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La foule, 1967–1968

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La foule, 1967–1968

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Deux mille carreaux, 1971–1971

Maria Helena Vieira da Silva

Deux mille carreaux, 1971–1971

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Bibliothèque, 1952–1952

Maria Helena Vieira da Silva

Bibliothèque, 1952–1952

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Composition

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Composition "Houses"

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L'Inclémence lointaine

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L'Inclémence lointaine

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La ville fermée, 1965–1965

Maria Helena Vieira da Silva

La ville fermée, 1965–1965

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Les jardins de Germaine, 1958–1958

Maria Helena Vieira da Silva

Les jardins de Germaine, 1958–1958

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Untitled, 1957–1957

Maria Helena Vieira da Silva

Untitled, 1957–1957

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Aztèque (Tumulus), 1971–1971

Maria Helena Vieira da Silva

Aztèque (Tumulus), 1971–1971

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Composition, 1951–1951

Maria Helena Vieira da Silva

Composition, 1951–1951

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Paysage, 1952–1952

Maria Helena Vieira da Silva

Paysage, 1952–1952

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Le 12 aout, 1965–1965

Maria Helena Vieira da Silva

Le 12 aout, 1965–1965

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