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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Portugal / male artist / Art Informel / Late modernism

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.

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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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Clair De Lune, 1991

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What is Art Informel?

Art informel refers to gestural techniques and improvisatory methods common to abstract painting during the 1940s and 50s. It is a French term for the many styles that dominated these decades. Artists use this term because these styles were based on primarily informal techniques.

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