DragonsChico da Silva · 1971 · Acrylic on canvas
Dragons, Chico da Silva, 1971

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Dragons

Artist
Chico da Silva
Year
1971
Technique
Acrylic on canvas
Support
Canvas
Dimensions
64 x 80 cm
Collection
João Cunha Collection
Signature
FDSILVA, lower right (reversed D and S)
Photo
Eric Keki
Inventory no.
JCC-016
Article
The Painting Factory

Description for blind and low-vision visitors

Two long, sinuous dragons fill the composition on a flat golden-yellow background, their bodies arching and intertwining as they face off. Each creature has an open jaw lined with sharp teeth, long whiskers, clawed limbs and webbed green fins along its spine. The serpentine bodies are densely patterned with fine cross-hatched scales in red, blue, grey and ochre, with curling flame-like and floral motifs in orange and red. The naive, decorative style uses tightly packed linear detail, and a faint inscription with a date appears at the lower right.