Birds and SnakeChico da Silva by Babá · 2006 · Acrylic on canvas
Birds and Snake, Chico da Silva by Babá, 2006

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Birds and Snake

Artist
Chico da Silva by Babá
Year
2006
Technique
Acrylic on canvas
Support
Canvas
Dimensions
74 x 109 cm
Collection
João Cunha Collection
Signature
lower center
Photo
Eric Keki
Inventory no.
JCC-063

Description for blind and low-vision visitors

A horizontal painting centered on a large bird with a soft mottled pastel body in pink, green and blue and a long curving neck, standing on thin legs at the center over a deep orange ground. Its head bears a crest of fine striped plumes. Around it, smaller birds populate the corners: a speckled bird perches at the upper left, another stands on a curling snake-like branch at the upper right, and a small spotted bird stands at the lower left. Dark serpentine branches studded with beadlike dots curl up from the lower left and right corners, and a dark vessel or pot sits at the lower center. Stylized orange feather and leaf forms fill the lower edges. A small signature appears at the lower center.

Provenance

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