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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LA CHAMBRE DANS L'ESPACE

Maria Helena Vieira da Silva

LA CHAMBRE DANS L'ESPACE

Sale Date: January 24, 1990

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LE CHATEAU, 1955–1955

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LE CHATEAU, 1955–1955

Sale Date: December 7, 1989

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Le fleuve, 1959–1959

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Le fleuve, 1959–1959

Sale Date: November 30, 1989

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La ville

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Sale Date: November 21, 1989

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Feuille d'études

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Feuille d'études

Sale Date: November 21, 1989

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Composition

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Sale Date: November 21, 1989

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ESSONNE, 1961–1961

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ESSONNE, 1961–1961

Sale Date: November 15, 1989

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Contre-nuit, 1972–1972

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Contre-nuit, 1972–1972

Sale Date: October 26, 1989

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Composition, 1951–1952

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Composition, 1951–1952

Sale Date: October 26, 1989

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Children with Flags

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Children with Flags

Sale Date: October 7, 1989

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LA CATHEDRALE, 1966–1966

Maria Helena Vieira da Silva

LA CATHEDRALE, 1966–1966

Sale Date: June 29, 1989

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Le monte charge, 1960–1960

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Le monte charge, 1960–1960

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A ponte, 1970–1970

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A ponte, 1970–1970

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Composition, 1955–1955

Maria Helena Vieira da Silva

Composition, 1955–1955

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Composition gris fonce, 1980–1980

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Composition gris fonce, 1980–1980

Sale Date: June 29, 1989

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Composition bleu, 1977–1977

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Composition bleu, 1977–1977

Sale Date: June 29, 1989

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Composition gris clair, 1975–1975

Maria Helena Vieira da Silva

Composition gris clair, 1975–1975

Sale Date: June 29, 1989

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Untitled, 1953–1953

Maria Helena Vieira da Silva

Untitled, 1953–1953

Sale Date: May 25, 1989

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La bibliothèque, 1956–1956

Maria Helena Vieira da Silva

La bibliothèque, 1956–1956

Sale Date: April 6, 1989

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Composition, 1956–1956

Maria Helena Vieira da Silva

Composition, 1956–1956

Sale Date: April 6, 1989

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Composition, 1955–1955

Maria Helena Vieira da Silva

Composition, 1955–1955

Sale Date: April 6, 1989

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Untitled, 1949–1949

Maria Helena Vieira da Silva

Untitled, 1949–1949

Sale Date: February 23, 1989

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La centrale électrique, 1970–1970

Maria Helena Vieira da Silva

La centrale électrique, 1970–1970

Sale Date: December 1, 1988

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Cité obscure, 1967

Maria Helena Vieira da Silva

Cité obscure, 1967

Sale Date: December 1, 1988

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