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
Chico da Silva’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).
Price trend
15 lot(s) offered at auction whose result the house did not publish are listed under “Also offered” on the results tab and excluded from these statistics.
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 9 | 5 | 56% | $28.3kSign up | $22.1kSign up | $63.5kSign up |
| Oil | 9 | 5 | 56% | $28.3kSign up | $22.1kSign up | $63.5kSign up |
| Works on paper | 7 | 3 | 43% | $38kSign up | $25.4kSign up | $76.2kSign up |
| Watercolor | 1 | 0 | 0% | —Sign up | —Sign up | — |
| Gouache | 2 | 2 | 100% | $18.8kSign up | $18.8kSign up | $25.4kSign up |
| Pastel | 2 | 0 | 0% | —Sign up | —Sign up | — |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.