Helena Vieira da Silva

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Maria Helena Viera De Silva was a painter of dual French and Portuguese nationality. She was born in Lisbon and from an early was determined to become a renowned artist. Helena Viera De Silva was taught by some of the best artists of the early 20th century, including Fernand Leger and Stanley William Hayter. Helena Viera De Silva moved to Paris to pursue her career in 1930.

« When I paint a landscape or a seascape, I’m not very sure it’s a landscape or a seascape. It’s a thought form rather than a realistic form. »
Maria Helena Viera De Silva

Faïence

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There she met her husband, fellow painter Arpad Szenes. Helena Viera De Silva's paintings are generally counted as being part of the abstractionist school. Although the strongest influence on her work was Paul Cezanne she was also influenced by cubism, surrealism and Taschime. Due to the German invasion of France, Helena spent several years in Brazil, and then spent the rest of her life in Paris. Her most notable works include The Corridor from 1950, as well as The Flooded Station.

Portugal / male artist / Art Informel / Late modernism

ARTWORKS BY Helena Vieira da Silva

Helena Vieira da Silva

Grottes, 1971

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Helena Vieira da Silva

Faïence, 1971

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Plombs, 1971

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Helena Vieira da Silva

XV, 1979

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Helena Vieira da Silva

Clair De Lune, 1991

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What is late modernism?

This is an art term under visual arts that encompasses overall production of the most recent(latest) art that came to being between the aftermath of the second world war and the beginning of the 21st century. The terminology is at times used by artists to point to the similarities that exist between post-modernism and late-modernism though some differences exist.

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