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.

Maria Helena Vieira da Silva Artworks

Maria Helena Vieira da Silva (1,925 results)
Frémissement, 1972–1972

Maria Helena Vieira da Silva

Frémissement, 1972–1972

Sale Date: December 12, 1999

Auction Closed

La cage aux oiseaux, 1948–1948

Maria Helena Vieira da Silva

La cage aux oiseaux, 1948–1948

Sale Date: December 10, 1999

Auction Closed

Lisbonne, 1962–1962

Maria Helena Vieira da Silva

Lisbonne, 1962–1962

Sale Date: December 9, 1999

Auction Closed

Printemps, 1952–1952

Maria Helena Vieira da Silva

Printemps, 1952–1952

Sale Date: December 9, 1999

Auction Closed

Hydraulique, 1978–1978

Maria Helena Vieira da Silva

Hydraulique, 1978–1978

Sale Date: December 9, 1999

Auction Closed

Composition pour Jacqueline, 1955–1955

Maria Helena Vieira da Silva

Composition pour Jacqueline, 1955–1955

Sale Date: December 3, 1999

Auction Closed

Chambre au damier, 1946–1946

Maria Helena Vieira da Silva

Chambre au damier, 1946–1946

Sale Date: December 3, 1999

Auction Closed

Jardin

Maria Helena Vieira da Silva

Jardin

Sale Date: December 3, 1999

Auction Closed

Komposition mit einem Baum

Maria Helena Vieira da Silva

Komposition mit einem Baum

Sale Date: December 2, 1999

Auction Closed

Composition, 1957–1959

Maria Helena Vieira da Silva

Composition, 1957–1959

Sale Date: November 28, 1999

Auction Closed

Composition

Maria Helena Vieira da Silva

Composition

Sale Date: November 28, 1999

Auction Closed

Malraux, celui qui vient

Maria Helena Vieira da Silva

Malraux, celui qui vient

Sale Date: November 17, 1999

Auction Closed

Composition bleue, 1980–1980

Maria Helena Vieira da Silva

Composition bleue, 1980–1980

Sale Date: November 17, 1999

Auction Closed

Nef, 1971–1971

Maria Helena Vieira da Silva

Nef, 1971–1971

Sale Date: November 17, 1999

Auction Closed

Un été de sel, 1988–1988

Maria Helena Vieira da Silva

Un été de sel, 1988–1988

Sale Date: November 17, 1999

Auction Closed

Broadway, 1973–1973

Maria Helena Vieira da Silva

Broadway, 1973–1973

Sale Date: November 17, 1999

Auction Closed

Projet de tapisserie, 1980–1980

Maria Helena Vieira da Silva

Projet de tapisserie, 1980–1980

Sale Date: November 17, 1999

Auction Closed

Composition bleue et beige, 1980–1980

Maria Helena Vieira da Silva

Composition bleue et beige, 1980–1980

Sale Date: November 17, 1999

Auction Closed

Verte, 1959–1959

Maria Helena Vieira da Silva

Verte, 1959–1959

Sale Date: November 17, 1999

Auction Closed

Composition bleue et mauve, 1980–1980

Maria Helena Vieira da Silva

Composition bleue et mauve, 1980–1980

Sale Date: November 17, 1999

Auction Closed

Carte marine, 1959–1959

Maria Helena Vieira da Silva

Carte marine, 1959–1959

Sale Date: November 17, 1999

Auction Closed

Die Stadt, 1966–1966

Maria Helena Vieira da Silva

Die Stadt, 1966–1966

Sale Date: November 10, 1999

Auction Closed

Suite of 12 lithographs

Maria Helena Vieira da Silva

Suite of 12 lithographs

Sale Date: November 5, 1999

Auction Closed

Winter, 1960–1960

Maria Helena Vieira da Silva

Winter, 1960–1960

Sale Date: October 21, 1999

Auction Closed