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Artists›Maria Helena Vieira da Silva

Maria Helena Vieira da Silva

1908–1992

WA-00016095

PaintingAbstract ExpressionismExpressionismAbstract Art

Representation

None documented

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Works in Collection

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Publications Referenced

90%

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Authority Records (2)

WikidataQ242399

MoMA

Selected Institutional Exhibitions

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Recent Acquisitions: Painting and Sculpture

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1966

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The New Decade: 22 European Painters and Sculptors

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1955

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XXVth Anniversary Exhibition: Paintings from the Museum Collection

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1954–1955

Field Verification (4 fields)

1 cross-verified · 3 single-source

Birth yearArtsy· 85%✓
BiographyWikipedia· 88%
NationalityArtsy· 85%
LocationGallery Perrotin· 80%

Source Registry (3)

Perrotinhttps://www.artsy.net/artist/maria-helena-vieira-da-silva
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
MoMA bulk 2026-05-04https://www.moma.org/artists/6152
Tier 1 · Institutional92%
Wikidata
Tier 1 · Institutional40%

About

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Movement

Abstract Expressionism

Medium

Painting

Related Artists

12 in graph

Institutional

Museum Collections

Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum Museum of Modern ArtNew York Art Institute of Chicago Tate

Canonical record

Artworks (16)

Blue, White, Black

1971 · Color lithograph on ivory wove paper

Image: 50.2 × 65.3 cm (19 13/16 × 25 3/4 in.); Sheet: 56.7 × 76.5 cm (22 3/8 × 30 1/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Fronton

1971 · Color lithograph on ivory wove paper

Image: 77 × 55.9 cm (30 3/8 × 22 1/16 in.); Sheet: 87.1 × 62.2 cm (34 5/16 × 24 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Garden

1971 · Color lithograph on ivory wove paper

Image: 46.5 × 66.2 cm (18 5/16 × 26 1/8 in.); Sheet: 57 × 76.2 cm (22 1/2 × 30 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Nef

1971 · Color lithograph on ivory wove paper

Image: 76.2 × 57 cm (30 × 22 1/2 in.); Sheet: 84.8 × 63.4 cm (33 7/16 × 25 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

WattsOS

Untitled from Flight

1968 · Lithograph from a portfolio of eleven lithographs and one screenprint

composition and sheet: 25 11/16 × 19 11/16" (65.2 × 50 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Les Jardins No.2

1966 · Gouache on handmade gray wove paper with white and black fibers

37.1 × 22.5 cm (14 5/8 × 8 7/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Unreal Construction

1965 · Gouache on blue wove paper

33.3 × 25.7 cm (13 1/8 × 10 1/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Rotterdam

1956 · Oil on canvas

64.8 × 45.7 cm (25 3/4 × 18 1/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Paris

1951 · Oil paint on canvas

support: 327 x 457 mm frame: 488 x 618 x 81 mm

Tate

The Corridor

1950 · Oil paint on canvas

support: 648 x 911 mm

Tate

Jersey

1950 · Lithograph in black and blue on Japanese paper

Image: 29.5 × 24 cm (11 5/8 × 9 1/2 in.); Sheet: 50.7 × 31.5 cm (20 × 12 7/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

The City

1950 · Oil on canvas

38 3/8 x 51" (97.3 x 129.4 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Dance

1938 · Oil and wax on canvas

19 1/2 x 59 1/4" (49.5 x 150.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Composition

1936 · Oil on canvas

81.6 × 100.7 cm (32 1/8 × 39 5/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled

1928 · Watercolor on paper

26 × 53 cm (10 1/4 × 20 7/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled

1928 · Watercolor on paper

26 × 53 cm (10 1/4 × 20 7/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

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Artwork sources (3)

16 published of 19 catalogued · 18 with image

Art Institute Chicago
11 published11 img
MoMA
3 publishedof 6 catalogued5 img
Tate
2 published2 img

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 2)

2 entries · 1 sources

The Corridor
1950 · Tate · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Paris
1951 · Tate · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number

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Images

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Movements3

Abstract Expressionism Expressionism Abstract Art

Collections6

Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum Museum of Modern Art Art Institute of Chicago Tate Christie's Artsy

Institutional

Representation & Collections

In collection

Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum

In collection

Museum of Modern Art

New York, US

In collection

Art Institute of Chicago

In collection

Tate

Market

Auction sale history

Houses that have sold works by this artist at auction

Market

Auction History

Range: $7,450 – $362,500

Work	Auction House	Date	Estimate	Hammer Price
Jour et nuit	Christie's	Dec 2021	€250,000 – €350,000	€362,500
Domaine musical, recherche III	Christie's	Nov 2021	€12,000 – €18,000	€32,500
Sans titre	Christie's	Dec 2010	€15,000 – €20,000	€18,750
Nocturne (Ville dans la nuit)	Christie's	Jul 2008	£100,000 – £150,000	£265,250
Sans titre	Christie's	May 2008	€6,000 – €8,000	€7,450
La cuisine	Christie's	May 2008	€12,000 – €18,000	€26,650
Le Calvaire	Christie's	Dec 2007	€70,000 – €90,000	€84,250

Record

Exhibitions and timeline

Group Exhibition Recent Acquisitions: Painting and Sculpture

New York · 1966

Group Exhibition The New Decade: 22 European Painters and Sculptors

New York · 1955

Group Exhibition XXVth Anniversary Exhibition: Paintings from the Museum Collection

New York · 1954