Francisco Da Silva PRICE CHARTS
1910 Ceara, Brazil - 1985. Known for: Pointillist, symbolic paintings of dragons, serpents, fish, birds.
Francisco Domingos "Chico" da Silva (1910 – 1985) was a Brazilian painter associated with naïve art and modernist Brazilian painting. Da Silva is considered one of the first Brazilian artists of... Read full biography
Francisco Domingos "Chico" da Silva (1910 – 1985) was a Brazilian painter associated with naïve art and modernist Brazilian painting. Da Silva is considered one of the first Brazilian artists of indigenous heritage to achieve prominence in Brazil and abroad. Early life and background. Francisco da... Read full biography
Francisco Domingos "Chico" da Silva (1910 – 1985) was a Brazilian painter associated with naïve art and modernist Brazilian painting. Da Silva is considered one of the first Brazilian artists of indigenous heritage to achieve prominence in Brazil and abroad. Early life and background. Francisco da Silva, widely known as Chico da Silva, was born to an Indigenous Peruvian father and a Brazilian mother from Ceará, northeastern Brazil. His early years were spent in the Amazon forest, where he was... Read full biography
Francisco Domingos "Chico" da Silva (1910 – 1985) was a Brazilian painter associated with naïve art and modernist Brazilian painting. Da Silva is considered one of the first Brazilian artists of indigenous heritage to achieve prominence in Brazil and abroad. Early life and background. Francisco da Silva, widely known as Chico da Silva, was born to an Indigenous Peruvian father and a Brazilian mother from Ceará, northeastern Brazil. His early years were spent in the Amazon forest, where he was exposed to the rich local flora and fauna. After the death of his father, a boatman, from a rattlesnake bite, Chico moved with his mother to Fortaleza. Artistic career. Chico began his career as a self-taught artist, initially painting birds on... Read full biography
Francisco Domingos "Chico" da Silva (1910 – 1985) was a Brazilian painter associated with naïve art and modernist Brazilian painting. Da Silva is considered one of the first Brazilian artists of indigenous heritage to achieve prominence in Brazil and abroad. Early life and background. Francisco da Silva, widely known as Chico da Silva, was born to an Indigenous Peruvian father and a Brazilian mother from Ceará, northeastern Brazil. His early years were spent in the Amazon forest, where he was exposed to the rich local flora and fauna. After the death of his father, a boatman, from a rattlesnake bite, Chico moved with his mother to Fortaleza. Artistic career. Chico began his career as a self-taught artist, initially painting birds on fishermen's houses using charcoal, chalk, and natural pigments. His unique style was discovered... Read full biography
Francisco Da Silva - Charts
Total Sales Value by Year
Interactive Chart Available with Membership
askART data for Francisco Da Silva covers 9 years of auction performance with $1,209,944 in total sales.
Please sign in or subscribe to access detailed total sales data, interactive charts, and comprehensive auction performance analysis for Francisco Da Silva.