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Maria Helena Vieira da Silva Art

French, 1908-1922

Maria Helena Vieira da Silva was born in Lisbon, Portugal. At the age of 11, she had begun seriously studying drawing and painting at that city's Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando in Madrid. In her teen years, she studied painting with Joseph Fernand Henri Léger, sculpture with Antoine Bourdelle, and engraving with Stanley William Hayter, all masters in their respective fields. Vieira da Silva also worked with Fauve artist Achille-Émile Othon Friesz. In 1928, Vieira da Silva left Lisbon to study sculpture in Paris but in 1929, she decided to focus on painting. By 1930, she was exhibiting her paintings in Paris that same year she married the Hungarian painter, Árpád Szenes. After a brief sojourn back in Lisbon and a period spent in Brazil during World War II (1940–47), Vieira da Silva lived and worked in Paris for the rest of her life. She adopted French citizenship in 1956. Vieira da Silva received the French government's Le Grand Prix National des Arts in 1966, the first woman to be honored with the coveted award. She was named a Chevalier of the Legion of Honor in 1979. She died in Paris, France, on 6 March 1992. Her name sometimes appears written as Elena but the correct version, in Portuguese, is Helena.

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Maria Helena Vieira da Silva, The City, from XXe Siecle, 1966
Maria Helena Vieira da Silva, The City, from XXe Siecle, 1966

Maria Helena Vieira da Silva, The City, from XXe Siecle, 1966

By Maria Helena Vieira da Silva

Located in Southampton, NY

This exquisite lithograph by Maria Helena Vieira da Silva (1908–1992), titled La ville (The City), from the album XXe Siecle, Nouvelle serie, XXVIIIe Annee N°26, Mai 1966, originates...

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1960s Modern Maria Helena Vieira da Silva Art

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Lithograph

Maria Helena Vieira da Silva, Untitled, from XXe Siecle, 1956
Maria Helena Vieira da Silva, Untitled, from XXe Siecle, 1956

Maria Helena Vieira da Silva, Untitled, from XXe Siecle, 1956

By Maria Helena Vieira da Silva

Located in Southampton, NY

This exquisite lithograph and pochoir by Maria Helena Vieira da Silva (1908–1992), titled Sans titre (Untitled), from the album XXe Siecle, Nouvelle serie N°7 (double) Juin 1956, ori...

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1950s Modern Maria Helena Vieira da Silva Art

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Lithograph

Maria Helena Vieira da Silva, Untitled, from Ediciones Poligrafa, 1979
Maria Helena Vieira da Silva, Untitled, from Ediciones Poligrafa, 1979

Maria Helena Vieira da Silva, Untitled, from Ediciones Poligrafa, 1979

By Maria Helena Vieira da Silva

Located in Southampton, NY

This exquisite lithograph by Maria Helena Vieira da Silva (1908–1992), titled Sans titre (Untitled), from the album Ediciones Poligrafa, Barcelona - Redfern Gallery, London, originat...

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1970s Contemporary Maria Helena Vieira da Silva Art

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Lithograph

Untitled Composition (Poligrafa, Redfern, Portuguese Modern Art, École de Paris)
Untitled Composition (Poligrafa, Redfern, Portuguese Modern Art, École de Paris)

Untitled Composition (Poligrafa, Redfern, Portuguese Modern Art, École de Paris)

By Maria Helena Vieira da Silva

Located in Kansas City, MO

Maria Helena Vieira da Silva Untitled Composition from "Ediciones Poligrafa, Barcelona at Redfern Gallery, London" Original Color Lithograph Year: 1979 Edition: 100 Size: 10 x 7.325...

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1970s Abstract Maria Helena Vieira da Silva Art

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Maria Helena Vieira da Silva, Studio Street, from XXe siecle, 1977
Maria Helena Vieira da Silva, Studio Street, from XXe siecle, 1977

Maria Helena Vieira da Silva, Studio Street, from XXe siecle, 1977

By Maria Helena Vieira da Silva

Located in Southampton, NY

This exquisite lithograph by Maria Helena Vieira da Silva (1908–1992), titled Rue d'Atelier (Studio Street), from the album XXe Siecle, Nouvelle serie, XXXIXe Annee, No. 48, originat...

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1970s Modern Maria Helena Vieira da Silva Art

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Carnaval

Carnaval

By Maria Helena Vieira da Silva

Located in Paris, FR

Lithograph, 1978 Handsigned by the artist in pencil and numbered 54/190 Catalog : [Schreiner 52] 32.50 cm. x 50.00 cm. 12.8 in. x 19.69 in. (paper) 18.00 cm. x 23.00 cm. 7.09 in. x 9.06 in. (image) A beautiful lithograph where the arrangement of cubes, cones and circles, combined with a shifting perspective, show the research on space of the Portuguese artist...

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1970s Abstract Maria Helena Vieira da Silva Art

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Les piétons de Noël

Les piétons de Noël

By Maria Helena Vieira da Silva

Located in Paris, FR

Lithograph, 1978 Handsigned by the artist in pencil and numbered 350/400 Publisher : Galerie Ernst Beyeler, Bâle 34.00 cm. x 29.00 cm. 13.39 in. x 11.42 in. (paper) 23.00 cm. x 18.0...

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1970s Abstract Maria Helena Vieira da Silva Art

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Lithograph

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