Maria Helena Vieira da Silva
Composition-ville
1947
A labyrinthine cityscape emerges from da Silva's intricate web of intersecting lines and fragmented planes, rendered in gouache and ink on prepared canvas. Her characteristic all-over composition dissolves architectural forms into a restless, vibrating network of marks that blur the boundary between urban structure and pure abstraction. The dense, mosaic-like surface pulses with energy, evoking the disorienting yet exhilarating experience of navigating a teeming metropolis.
- Medium
- gouache et encre sur toile préparée
- Dimensions
- Signed
- Yes
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Christie's
Notes
LITERATURE N. Manceaux, ''Chez Daniel Malingue, Aspects de l'art moderne'' in Présent, Paris, mai 1989. in L'Amateur d'Art, juin 1989 (un détail illustré p. 30). G. Weelen, Vieira da Silva, Catalogue Raisonné, Genève, 1994, No. 518 (illustré p. 103). EXHIBITED Paris, Galerie Daniel Malingue, Aspects de l'art moderne en France, mai-juillet 1989, No. 29 (illustré au catalogue d'exposition n.p.). Conditions of sale Brought to you by Elisabetta Vitullo Junior Specialist, Head of Day Sale EVITULLO@CHRISTIES.COM +33 (0)1 40 76 85 68
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