Chico da Silva
Brazilian · 1910–1985 · Painter
Francisco Domingos da Silva, known as Chico da Silva, was a Brazilian painter. Illiterate all his life, he began around 1937 by drawing with charcoal, chalk and pieces of brick… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Bichos e Passaros (Animals and Birds)Phillips · $76,200≈ £59,652≈ €69,806Sign up to see
UntitledPhillips · $63,500≈ £50,321≈ €58,623Sign up to see
UntitledPhillips · £22,860≈ $28,950≈ €26,980Sign up to see
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Francisco Domingos da Silva, known as Chico da Silva, was a Brazilian painter. Illiterate all his life, he began around 1937 by drawing with charcoal, chalk and pieces of brick on the whitewashed walls of the shacks at Praia Formosa, in Fortaleza, and signed his pictures "F. D. Silva", with a thumbprint beside the name.
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naïve art
Also known as Chico Da Silva
Works in museum collections
Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.
João Cunha Collection ↗
CC BY 4.0 · Chico da Silva, via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 4.0) — João Cunha Collection
João Cunha Collection ↗
CC BY 4.0 · Chico da Silva, via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 4.0) — João Cunha Collection
João Cunha Collection ↗
CC BY 4.0 · Chico da Silva, via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 4.0) — João Cunha Collection
João Cunha Collection ↗
CC BY 4.0 · Chico da Silva, via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 4.0) — João Cunha Collection
João Cunha Collection ↗
CC BY 4.0 · Chico da Silva, via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 4.0) — João Cunha Collection
João Cunha Collection ↗
CC BY 4.0 · Chico da Silva, via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 4.0) — João Cunha Collection
João Cunha Collection ↗
CC BY 4.0 · Chico da Silva, via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 4.0) — João Cunha Collection
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João Cunha Collection ↗
CC BY 4.0 · Chico da Silva, via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 4.0) — João Cunha Collection
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