Nov 19, 2010 maria helena vieira da silva, the town, 1955. The title may allude to the burning of the library of alexandria. Encyclopedia britannica complete article on maria elena vieira da silva note. Mexicos ulises carrion polemicist, european bookshop owner, conceptual artist and borsuks fourth choice of flashpoints is a counterflashpoint to ruscha. Maria helena vieira da silva was a frenchportuguese painter.
From the beginning, the family supported her artistic leanings. Fondation dina viernymusee maillol, jan 1, 1999 art, abstract 178 pages. Mar 11, 1992 maria helena vieira da silva, a painter prominently associated with the school of paris, died in paris on march 6. At soccer stadiums around the world, fans scream with excitement when she gets the ball. Maria helena vieira da silva abstract mixed media on paper,17x 10 attributed painting,private collection latin america, maria helena vieira da silva june 1908 6 march 1992 was a portuguesefrench abstractionist painter. Vieira da silva designed the wool tapestry titled janela window on the occasion of the opening of the calouste gulbenkian foundations headquarters in lisbon in 1969. Paris, adopted capital and dwelling as of 1928, where she would meet gallery owner jeanne bucher, champion of her work, and hungarian painter. Ariadne was created in 1988 by maria helena vieira da silva in abstract art style. With its irregular and atmospheric grids and brushwork, the town illustrates the changes that took place in maria helena vieira da silvas paintings in the early 1950s. Maria helena vieira da silva posted on june, 2018 by women in the arts the embassy of portugal in washington, d. Below is a list of daniel silvas books in order of when they were first released.
Biography of maria helena vieira da silva widewalls. Find more prominent pieces of abstract at best visual art database. Lisbon, cradle of her existence, where, as a solitary child, she developed a taste for observation and contemplation. Maria elena vieira da silva, portugueseborn french painter of intricate, semiabstract compositions. In her teen years she studied painting with fernand leger, sculpture with antoine.
This book gets off to a brilliant start, with gisela rosenthal covering da silvas. By clicking i accept, you consent to our use of cookies unless you have disabled them i accept. Maria helena vieira da silva 19081992 saintfargeau, 19611965 huile sur toile signee et datee 65 en bas a gauche 162 x 114 cm maria helena vieira da silva mariahelena vieira da silva 19091992. The city reigns supreme over the life and work of maria helena vieira da silva. Cr looks back at back at the portugese artist known for her abstract paintings and.
Find an indepth biography, exhibitions, original artworks for sale, the latest news, and sold auction prices. Mariahelena vieira da silva, 83, portugueseborn painter, is. She was considered a leading member of the european. Mariahelena vieira da silva, 83, portugueseborn painter.
Maria helena szenes painter, engraver, illustrator, author. The quest for unknown space taschen basic art gisela. She moved to paris from lisbon in 1928 to study sculpture under antoine bourdelle and charles despiau at the. Maria helena vieira da silva, born in lisbon in 1908, was a portuguesefrench abstract painter, well known for her dense and complex compositions, fragmented forms and spatial ambiguity.
Museu arpad szenes vieira da silva lisbon, portugal. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open. Maria helena vieira da silva artwork for sale at online. Maria helena vieira da silva was born on june, 1908, in lisbon. Find more prominent pieces of interior at best visual art database. Maria helena vieira da silva abstract mixed media on board,14x 10 34 private collection latin america. The town 1955 national museum of women in the arts. Thus did maria elena vieira da silva explain her approach to her art, which is almost always completely abstract. Maria helena vieira da silva june 1908 6 march 1992 was a portuguese abstractionist painter. Her work was featured in numerous exhibitions at key galleries and museums, including the centre pompidou paris and the waddington custot. Maria helena vieira da silva, le promeneur invisible the.
She began drawing and painting at the age of eleven, and a short while later, began sculpting. Composition 1967 by maria helena vieira da silva on artnet. Thus did maria elena vieira da silva explain her approach to her art, which is. These works or works by this artist may not be in the public domain, because the artist is still living or has not been dead for at least 70 years. Details and instructions on how to disable those cookies are set out in our. Maria helena vieira da silva by barbara vaz pereira on prezi. View maria helena vieira da silvas 1,706 artworks on artnet. View maria helena vieira da silvas 1,712 artworks on artnet. Maria helena vieira da silva on the book mit press, 2018 20180607 20190810 books on books 1 comment. Although maria helena vieira da silva was generally regarded as portugals greatest contemporary artist, she spent six decades of her life in france, where she became a naturalized citizen in 1956. She was considered a leading member of the european abstract expressionism movement known as art informel. At the age of eleven she had begun seriously studying drawing and painting at that. Maria helena vieira da silva june 1908 6 march 1992 was a portuguese abstract painter. See available prints and multiples, paintings, and works on paper for sale and learn about the artist.
Maria helena vieira da silva, was a student of fernand leger, and roger bissiere, and was a member of the second school of paris this painting shows a brownishframed series of vertical rectangles that are reminiscent of books on library shelves. Maria helena vieira da silva national museum of women in. Maria elena vieira da silva 19081992 portugal is an artist born in 1908 the oldest auction result ever registered on the website for an artwork by this artist is a painting sold in 1984, at loudmer, and the most recent auction result is a printmultiple sold in 2020. The full version of the article is available only if you follow this link. Maria helena vieira da silvas fragments cr fashion book. Museu arpad szenes vieira da silva, lisbon, portugal. Vieira da silva moved to paris in 1928, where she studied sculpture first with antoine bourdelle and later with charles despiau. A tribute to modern art 1975 and ma femme chamada bicho 1978. Vieira da silva, maria helena jeanne bucher jaeger. View composition 1967 by maria helena vieira da silva on artnet. Bucher, paris, exhibiting illustrations from a childrens book along with a few paintings. Mariahelena vieira da silva, a painter prominently associated with the school of paris, died in paris on march 6. Maria helena vieira da silva wikipedia, a enciclopedia livre.
Vieira da silva was a leading figure within the field of expressive abstraction in postwar paris, where she lived and worked for nearly 60 years. She was influenced by the art of paul cezanne and restricted palette of cubism and abstract art. Maria elena vieira da silva french artist britannica. Maria helena vieira da silva abstract portuguese french. Daniel silva made his debut as a published author in 1996 with the standalone novel the unlikely spy. Join facebook to connect with maria helena da silva vieira and others you may know. We use cookies to deliver our online services and to provide more personalized services to you. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that. Miniville 1948 1951 maria helena vieira da silva 19. She was an actress, known for mestica, a escrava indomavel 1973, the challenge. Vieira da silva, without even turning away from the easel, retorted. Her early works feature clearly defined squares and rectangles, which are arranged in precise matrices reminiscent of the tilework associated with her native portugal.
Maria helena vieira da silva paperback january 1, 1999 see all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Published with her name expressed these ways possibly others, too. Maria helena vieira da silva archives of women artists. Although she was best known as a painter, vieira da silvas career also included public art commissions and. Browse more artworks maria helena vieira da silva from bailly gallery geneve. Maria helena vieira da silva rose to prominence as the best known portuguese artistand one of the few womenon the postworldwar ii paris art scene, and became the first female artist to receive the french governments prestigious grand prix national des arts in 1966. Maria helena vieira da silva became familiar with art at a very early age thanks to her grandfather, founder of the journal o seculo in lisbon. Maria helena vieira da silva june 1908 6 march 1992 was a portuguesefrench abstractionist painter. Her works feature complex interiors and city views using lines that explore space and perspective. She ascribed to a formalistic and highly intuitive painting process, concentrating intently on the arrangement of line, shape, and color. Vieira da silva, maria helena jeanne bucher jaeger jeanne.