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Chico da Silva — Bichos e Passaros (Animals and Birds)
Chico da Silva

Bichos e Passaros (Animals and Birds)

1965

A vibrant and fantastical menagerie of stylized creatures fills the composition, rendered in bold, rhythmic patterns characteristic of Chico da Silva's visionary folk art. The animals and birds are depicted with an almost mythological quality, their forms intertwining in a lush, decorative arrangement that reflects the artist's roots in the popular art traditions of northeastern Brazil. Rich earth tones and vivid pigments applied in tempera bring the imaginary bestiary to life with an energetic, hand-crafted immediacy.

Medium
tempera on paper
Dimensions
Signed
Yes

Notes

Execution: Executed in 1965.

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Chico da Silva, Bichos e Passaros (Animals and Birds), 1965

A vibrant and fantastical menagerie of stylized creatures fills the composition, rendered in bold, rhythmic patterns characteristic of Chico da Silva's visionary folk art. The animals and birds are depicted with an almost mythological quality, their forms intertwining in a lush, decorative arrangement that reflects the artist's roots in the popular art traditions of northeastern Brazil. Rich earth tones and vivid pigments applied in tempera bring the imaginary bestiary to life with an energetic, hand-crafted immediacy.

Medium
tempera on paper
Dimensions
76 x 96 cm
Year
1965
Signed
Hand-signed by the artist
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Folk Art, Tempera, Brazilian, Paper, Whimsical, Playful, Colorful, Mid-Century, Animals, Figurative

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