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The Town

Vieira Silva

Artwork Details

The Town
1952
Vieira Silva
watercolor and graphite on paper
8 1/2 in x 13 3/16 in (21.59 cm x 33.5 cm);18 1/2 in x 22 1/8 in (46.99 cm x 56.2 cm);9 1/2 in x 14 7/8 in (24.13 cm x 37.78 cm)
Museum Purchase
1955/1.63

Description

Subject Matter:

The Town is an abstract landscape, a common style and theme for Maria Helena Vieira da Silva. She is known for her paintings and prints that study perspective and space.  She was born in Portugal where she began her art studies but attended a variety of schools in Paris and spent most of her life there. 

Physical Description:

This abstract composition consists of small rectangles in tan, olive green, and dark brown, all vertically oriented and randomly spaced apart. Thin lines of the same colors also criss cross over the paper. The rectangles and lines are layered over an all grey background that stops before the edge of the composition, revealing the tan paper. A grid disappears under the paint but is visible on the edges of the paper.

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