Maria helena vieira da silva biography sample

Portuguese-French artist (1908–1992)

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Vieira and the second or paternal family name is da Silva.

Maria Helena Vieira da Silva (13 June 1908 – 6 March 1992) was a Portuguese abstract painter.^[1] She was considered a leading member of the European abstract expressionism movement known as Art Informel.

Her works feature complex interiors and city views using lines that explore space and perspective.

Maria Helena Vieira da Silva (13 June – 6 March ) was a Portuguese abstract painter.

Maria Helena Vieira da Silva (13 June – 6 March ) was a Portuguese abstract painter.

Maria Helena Vieira da Silva () was a Portuguese-French abstractionist painter.

Vieira da Silva is today considered one of Portugal's most important female artists.

When she was eleven, Vieira da Silva began eight years of formal artistic training (producing her first oil paintings at age thirteen).

Maria Elena Vieira da Silva had the rare privilege of very early on being considered as one of the major names of abstract painting without having sought to.

She also worked in tapestry and stained glass.^[2]

Life

Vieira da Silva was born in Lisbon, Portugal. At an early age, she traveled around the world because her affluent father was a diplomat.

During this time, she came in contact with various avant-garde groups, such as the Italian Futurists and the Ballets Russes.^[3] At the age of eleven she had begun seriously studying drawing and painting at the Academia de Belas-Artes in Lisbon.^[1] In her