P55.Art – The Art Platform - ID 14730381

 

P55.Art – The Art Platform - ID 14730381

Manuel Pereira da Silva (1920-2003)

Ballpoint on paper

Signed and dated 1988

Dim.: 30 cm x 43 cm

20th century Post-war European figuration

During the central years of the 20th century, European art underwent a significant transformation. Although followers of European informalisms emphasized texture and irregularity, new figurative languages ​​emerged that configured an image of contemporary man through new standards of expressive freedom.

Lucian Freud and Henry Moore

For the British, the human being became a central theme. Lucian Freud, for example, stood out for his intensely realistic and detailed representations of the human body. His paintings captured the vulnerability and physicality of the human figure, revealing both the beauty and imperfections of the body. Henry Moore, on the other hand, explored the human form through his monumental and abstract sculptures, which often referred to organic and primordial forms. Moore's works combined the figurative with a plastic language that brought abstraction closer to matter, resulting in an innovative and expressive synthesis.

Manuel Pereira da Silva

In Portugal, Manuel Pereira da Silva followed this trend. His work combined the figurative with a plastic language close to the abstraction of matter, creating a bridge between human representation and the abstract exploration of materials. His sculptures captured the essence of the human form while exploring new possibilities for plastic expression.

Lucian Freud

Portrait of a Man (Baron H.H. Thyssen-Bornemisza)

1981 - 1982

Oil on canvas. 51 x 40 cm

Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid

Manuel Pereira da Silva

Retrato do pintor Reis Teixeira

1958

Óleo sobre tela, 54 x 42 cm

Henry Moore

Duas Mães com os filhos nos braços

1941

Esferográfica, lápis e aguarela em papel. 38 x 56.4 cm

Museu Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid

Manuel Pereira da Silva

Mãe com o filho nos braços

1955

Aguarela sobre cartolina, 29 x 39 cm

Manuel Pereira da Silva

Mães com os filhos nos braços

1962

Óleo sobre cartolina, 50 x 32 cm

Manuel Pereira da Silva

Mulher com criança nos braços

1952

Gesso sobre estrutura de alumínio, 31 x 32 x 55 cm

Francis Bacon and Alberto Giacometti

Other artists of this period were marked by a feeling of pessimism and anxiety, caused by the crises of the two world wars. These artists imposed a new sense of alienation from the body, representing it in distorted and injured ways. Francis Bacon, for example, is known for his depictions of inhuman and disturbing figures, who appear trapped in a state of perpetual suffering. His works reflect a dark and hopeless view of the human condition.

Alberto Giacometti, in turn, portrayed the human body in a disintegrated manner, with his evanescent and long figures that seem on the verge of dissolution. His slender and fragile sculptures capture a deep feeling of alienation and hopelessness, symbolizing the fragility of human existence in the face of the crises of the 20th century.

Alberto Giacometti

Nu reclinado visto de trás

1959

Tinta-da-china sobre papel. 26 x 37 cm

Museu Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid

Manuel Pereira da Silva

Mulher reclinada

1984

Óleo sobre tela, 63 x 84 cm

Manuel Pereira da Silva

Mulher reclinada

1990

Gesso, 70 x 52 x 37 cm

Manuel Pereira da Silva

Mulher reclinada

1985

Esferográfica sobre cartolina, 50 x 65 cm

Manuel Pereira da Silva

Mulher reclinada

1985

Esferográfica sobre cartolina, 50 x 65 cm

Manuel Pereira da Silva

Mulher reclinada

1986

Esferográfica sobre cartolina, 50 x 65 cm

Post-war European figurative art is marked by a search for new forms of expression that capture the human condition in its fullness. Artists such as Lucian Freud, Henry Moore, Manuel Pereira da Silva, Francis Bacon and Alberto Giacometti exemplify the diverse approaches and sensibilities of this period. While some sought a synthesis between figurative and abstraction, others explored alienation and human suffering, reflecting the complexities and uncertainties of the post-war era.

P55 – The Art Platform - ID 14287594

 

P55 – The Art Platform - ID 14287594

Manuel Pereira da Silva (1920-2003)

Ballpoint on paper

Signed and dated 1977

Dim.: 50 cm x 65 cm

P55.Art – The Art Platform – ID 14129423

 

P55.Art – The Art Platform – ID 14129423

Manuel Pereira da Silva (1920-2003)

Ballpoint on paper

1962

Dim.: 21 cm x 30 cm

P55.Art – The Art Platform – ID 14028592

 

P55.Art – The Art Platform – ID 14028592

Manuel Pereira da Silva (1920-2003)

Ballpoint on paper

1961

Dim.: 21 cm x 30 cm

Abstract Sculpture at Sculptures and Works of Art - Art Auction nº3333 / Lot 4 at Artbid

 

Artbid – Auction nº3333 / Lot 4 - Sculptures and Works of Art

MANUEL PEREIRA DA SILVA (1920-2003)

Family

Plaster on aluminum structure

Signed and dated 1960

Dim.: 163 cm x 63 cm x 40 cm

This work was part of the Exhibition “Envolvências…” by Manuel Pereira da Silva, held from March 12 to April 23, 2011, at the Casa-Museu Teixeira Lopes/Galeria Diogo Macedo.

P55.Art – The Art Platform – ID 13756409

 

P55.Art – The Art Platform – ID 13756409

Manuel Pereira da Silva (1920-2003)

Ballpoint on paper

1974

Dim.: 21 cm x 30 cm

P55.Art – The Art Platform - ID 13562949

 

P55.Art – The Art Platform - ID 13562949

Manuel Pereira da Silva (1920-2003)

Ballpoint on paper

Signed and dated 1975

Dim.: 30 cm x 43 cm

P55 – The Art Platform - ID 13653146

 

P55 – The Art Platform - ID 13653146

Manuel Pereira da Silva (1920-2003)

Ballpoint on paper

Signed and dated 1991

Dim.: 50 cm x 65 cm

P55.Art – The Art Platform – ID 13501067

 

P55.Art – The Art Platform – ID 13501067

Manuel Pereira da Silva (1920-2003)

Ballpoint on paper

Dim.: 21 cm x 30 cm