Toad Snake Birds and InsectsChico da Silva by Babá · 2011 · Acrylic on canvas
Toad Snake Birds and Insects, Chico da Silva by Babá, 2011

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Toad Snake Birds and Insects

Artist
Chico da Silva by Babá
Year
2011
Technique
Acrylic on canvas
Support
Canvas
Dimensions
80 x 120 cm
Collection
João Cunha Collection
Signature
lower center
Photo
Eric Keki
Inventory no.
JCC-042

Description for blind and low-vision visitors

A horizontal painting on a warm orange-ochre ground framed by dark green branching plants along the left and upper edges. At the center a large fish-like creature with a pale body speckled in fine multicolored dots curves through the scene, its open mouth and round eyes at the upper center. Surrounding it are many smaller creatures: a long-legged shrimp or lobster at the upper left, a smiling figure with a round face and many spindly limbs at the right, a crested bird-fish at the lower left, and assorted worms, shrimp and centipede-like forms scattered across the lower center and lower right. Below the central creature, layered green-gray mounds suggest reef or seabed, dotted with tiny anemone shapes. Fine handwritten text sits at the lower center.

Provenance

  1. The artist, Fortaleza, 2011
  2. Instituto Cultural Oboé, Fortaleza
  3. Leilão Montenegro, auction, 2025