Bird Snake Toad and ArmadilloChico da Silva by Babá · 2006 · Acrylic on canvas
Bird Snake Toad and Armadillo, Chico da Silva by Babá, 2006

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Bird Snake Toad and Armadillo

Artist
Chico da Silva by Babá
Year
2006
Technique
Acrylic on canvas
Support
Canvas
Dimensions
74 x 107 cm
Collection
João Cunha Collection
Signature
lower center
Photo
Eric Keki
Inventory no.
JCC-065

Description for blind and low-vision visitors

A horizontal painting filled edge to edge with rippling, marbled patterns in soft pastel tones of pink, blue, orange, green and cream that flow across the entire surface like wood grain or water. At the center-left a large bird rests with a long body whose folded wing is rendered as a fan of multicolored horizontal stripes; it has a sharp pointed beak and a crest. To its left and below, slender curving forms terminate in additional small bird heads with crests and round eyes. In the upper right a smaller bird with outstretched wings appears in profile. Long green-and-white feathery fronds sweep diagonally across the lower portion. The whole composition shimmers with concentric and parallel wavy lines, giving an overall flickering, watery texture against the warm light ground.

Provenance

  1. The artist, Fortaleza, 2006
  2. Instituto Cultural Oboé, Fortaleza
  3. Leilão Montenegro, auction, 2025