João Cunha Collection
Chico da Silva
Painter of the fantastic, Pirambu School, Fortaleza
Francisco Domingos da Silva (1910–1985), known as Chico da Silva, was a self-taught master of Brazilian naïve painting whose roosters, fish and fantastic beasts earned an honourable mention at the 1966 Venice Biennale. From the Pirambu neighbourhood of Fortaleza he gathered a circle of painters that became known as the Pirambu School.
