CockfightChico da Silva · 1972 · Gouache on canvas
Cockfight, Chico da Silva, 1972

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Cockfight

Artist
Chico da Silva
Year
1972
Technique
Gouache on canvas
Support
Canvas
Dimensions
60 x 100 cm
Collection
João Cunha Collection
Signature
FDSILVA, lower center (reversed D and S)
Photo
Eric Keki
Inventory no.
JCC-074
Article
The Murals of Praia Formosa

Description for blind and low-vision visitors

Two roosters face each other in profile across a small flowering branch, set against a flat golden-yellow ground framed by a wide, wavy band of marbled color in pink, red, green and blue. The rooster at left has a dark red comb, a body patterned with dense teal-and-red dots and a sunburst medallion, and a long tail of rainbow stripes sweeping down. The rooster at right has a swirling dotted crest and body in red, gold and green tones, with a scalloped green-striped tail and dark banded legs. Both stand on slender clawed legs, feet splayed on the yellow ground.