Helena Vieira da Silva
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Technique: Serigraphy
Dimension: 9.5 X 35 cm
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Reference: HVS0001
PVP: 750 €
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Technique: Serigraphy
Dimensions: 59 X 44 cm
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Reference: HVS0002
RRP: 1450 €
About Helena Vieira da Silva
1908: Born on June 13, in Lisbon.
1956: Naturalized French.
1919: Ingressou na Academia de Belas-Artes, em Lisboa, onde estudou desenho painting. Motivada também pela escultura, estudou Anatomia na Faculdade de Medicina da University of Lisbon.
1928: She moved to Paris, where he studied with Fernand Léger, and worked with Henri de Waroquier (1881-1970) and Charles Dufresne. In Paris met her future husband.
1930 : Married painter Hungarian Árpád Szenes.
1933: Vieira da Silva authored a series of ilustrações for children who are a surprise in the whole of their work. Kô les deux Esquimaux”,is the title of a story for children invented by her.
1946 : She made numerous trips to Latin America to participate in exhibitions at the Instituto de Arquitetos do Brasil (IAB).
1960: The French government awards her first decoration.
1966: She is the first woman to receive the Grand Prix National des Arts,
1977: On December 9th, she is awarded the Grand Cross of the Military Order of Sant'Iago da Espada.
1979: Torna-se Dama da Ordem Nacional da Legião de Honra de França
1988: On July 16, she is awarded the Grand Cross of the Ordem da Liberdade.
1992: She died on 6 March in Paris.
To honor the memory of the couple of painters, the Arpad Szenes-Vieira da Silva Foundation, based in Lisbon, and the Vieira Da Silva School, in Carnaxide, were founded in Portugal.
2013: The União Astronomica Internacional named a crater after her on Mercury.
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