Maria Helena Vieira da Silva was born in Lisbon in 1908. She commenced her studies in Lisbon. In 1928 she moved to Paris to frequent the Academy La Grande Chaumiére and also initially the studio of the sculptor Bourdelle. In 1929 she turned to painting and was to meet the famous painter Arpad Szénes whom she married in 1924. It was only in1933 that the artist held her first individual exhibition that was in Paris. To her lasting regret, due to the regulations by this act she forfeited her Portuguese nationality. This was only returned to her much later in life and caused her to live outside Portugal. Her talent and unique style in painting took her to the very top of the ladder in world acclaim. In 1956 she was given French citizenship but after the Portuguese Revolution of 1974 she returned to Portugal to receive a warm and official welcome. Die in 1992.
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