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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Danse, 1968–1968

Maria Helena Vieira da Silva

Danse, 1968–1968

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Les tours, 1949–1949

Maria Helena Vieira da Silva

Les tours, 1949–1949

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Paysage cromatique

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Paysage cromatique

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L'air, 1985–1985

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L'air, 1985–1985

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Parabole, 1967–1967

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Parabole, 1967–1967

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Paysage, 1952–1952

Maria Helena Vieira da Silva

Paysage, 1952–1952

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Composition

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Sans titre (Chambre à damier), 1946–1946

Maria Helena Vieira da Silva

Sans titre (Chambre à damier), 1946–1946

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L'inclémence lointaine, 1961–1961

Maria Helena Vieira da Silva

L'inclémence lointaine, 1961–1961

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Grande ville

Maria Helena Vieira da Silva

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Paysage, 1959–1959

Maria Helena Vieira da Silva

Paysage, 1959–1959

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Les portes, 1947–1947

Maria Helena Vieira da Silva

Les portes, 1947–1947

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Composition, 1975–1975

Maria Helena Vieira da Silva

Composition, 1975–1975

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Composition turquoise et mauve, 1980–1980

Maria Helena Vieira da Silva

Composition turquoise et mauve, 1980–1980

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Composition bleue et mauve, 1980–1980

Maria Helena Vieira da Silva

Composition bleue et mauve, 1980–1980

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Projet de tapisserie, 1980–1980

Maria Helena Vieira da Silva

Projet de tapisserie, 1980–1980

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Composition bleue, 1980–1980

Maria Helena Vieira da Silva

Composition bleue, 1980–1980

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Et puis voilà

Maria Helena Vieira da Silva

Et puis voilà

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Composition

Maria Helena Vieira da Silva

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La rue, 1968–1968

Maria Helena Vieira da Silva

La rue, 1968–1968

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Aphrodite, 1972

Maria Helena Vieira da Silva

Aphrodite, 1972

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Sans titre, 1980–1980

Maria Helena Vieira da Silva

Sans titre, 1980–1980

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La ville, 1956–1956

Maria Helena Vieira da Silva

La ville, 1956–1956

Sale Date: December 16, 1999

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Composition, 1958–1958

Maria Helena Vieira da Silva

Composition, 1958–1958

Sale Date: December 12, 1999

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