{"status":true,"msg":{"data":{"id":50155,"auction_id":99,"set_id":131,"lot_number":"67","artist":"Juvenal Sansó (1929 - 2025)","title":"Placid Dusk","starting_price":1400000,"signed_dated":"signed (lower right) \nca. 1970s","medium":"acrylic on canvas","size":"24\" x 40\" (61 cm x 102 cm)","property":null,"coa":"Accompanied by a certificate issued by Fundacion Sansó \nconfirming the authenticity of this lot","provenance":"Private collection, Manila","exhibited":null,"literature":null,"write_up":"A modernist master is Juvenal Sansó, whose art is noted for its enigmatic allure. His ability to mirror his sentiments into his oeuvres truly captures the essence of his artistry. He is always inspired by his environment, stimulated by real and imagined settings, and the deep bond between the artist and nature is revealed in his canvases that depict surreal landscapes and seascapes.
As per the New York Herald Tribune, “Sansó shows attractively wishful landscapes and sea-coast scenes, some of the latter, painted in the Philippines and featuring cathedral-like constructions for trapping fish at low tide.”
The often melancholic landscape paintings of Sansó portray solitary sceneries devoid of human presence. However, an existential change within the artist is reflected through the colors that seep into his compositions. According to a Sansó catalog titled After the Deluge Comes the Dawn, it first came as background hues of reds or blues for his barong-barong and baklad- inspired landscapes, and later it manifested into his sketches of Brittany, France. In the ’70s, Sansó started painting in sky blues, reds, yellows, and greens, colors that are reminiscent of nature.
His brilliant use of light to create a unique brand of surrealism evokes a beauty that is iridescent, as observed in this oil on canvas piece. To appreciate Sansó’s works truly, one should look into his process, which involves painting on-site and then finishing it in his studio. The situations that the artist faces when working outside give the piece not only character but also superior, unrestrained quality. Furthermore, one can see the minutiae, the intricacies, that can be found in his composition – the characteristics that other painters might avoid, only an artist like Sansó would savor in applying. His mastery of forms, melded with his genius vision, led the world-renowned painter to craft a powerful aesthetic, one that flaunts his talent and imagination.
The life of Sansó is one that is marred by great conflicts and eventual triumphs over adversities. Having a third chance at life, he would often say that his works were a way of erasing the trauma. Fortunately, his time at Brittany has transformed him and his art. And through his art, Sansó transformed desolation into serenity and hope. (P.I.R.)","lot_group":"PAINTING","lot_details_html":"
Juvenal Sansó (1929 - 2025) Placid Dusk signed (lower right) ca. 1970s acrylic on canvas 24\" x 40\" (61 cm x 102 cm)