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            • Juvenal Sansó (b. 1929) - Jagged Shore
              Nov. 30, 2024

              Juvenal Sansó (b. 1929) - Jagged Shore

              Est: ₱1,200,000 - ₱1,560,000

              PROPERTY FROM THE FREDDIE AND ELIZABETH WEBB COLLECTION Jagged Shore signed (lower right) dated 1976 oil on canvas 25 1/2" x 36" (65 cm x 91 cm) Accompanied by a certificate issued by Fundacion Sansó confirming the authenticity of this lot PROVENANCE: Galleria Duemila, Inc The traumatic events and experiences of the Japanese Occupation led Juvenal Sanso to diverge from his time’s prevailing bright, sunlit paintings. Instead, he has a penchant for twisting ordinary images and painting them in his own light and perspective. This resulted in canvases of grotesque and surrealistic imagery, transporting his audience into a contrasting, dark realm With its hazy, dream-like composition, Jagged Shore is a quintessential Sanso landscape. Here, the venerable artist portrayed an unsightly side of his beloved Brittany coast. Under the twilight sky is a thrashed, jagged shore adorned with scattered mossy rock formations, tiny grasses sprouting in-betweens. His masterful brushwork and expert utilization of colors give a detailed depiction of the plants and stones, while the sky and water appear like a smooth blend of colors, captivating the audience with his unique portrayal of the coast. Indeed, Jagged Shore is a testament to Sanso’s artistic prowess and mastery of his style. It was painted in 1976, the same year he held a one-man retrospective exhibit and released a portfolio of 10 lithographs on Philippine subjects in commemoration of the Manila World Bank and the International Monetary Fund summit meetings. (Jessica Magno)

              Leon Gallery
            • Juvenal Sansó (b. 1929) - With Grace and Grandeur
              Nov. 30, 2024

              Juvenal Sansó (b. 1929) - With Grace and Grandeur

              Est: ₱500,000 - ₱650,000

              With Grace and Grandeur signed (lower right) ca. 1990s acrylic on paper 20” x 26” (51 cm x 66 cm) Accompanied by a certificate issued by Fundacion Sansó confirming the authenticity of this lot Sanso’s paintings are ethereal and otherworldly, living very much in his own imagination... Sanso’s delicate yet tough and subdued tones are a perfect nocturne. Juvenal Sanso told Cid Reyes in 1973: “...I start in an abstract manner. Slowly, the shapes emerge and evolve into reality, or anyway, my type of reality. I work on these canvases until I’m so saturated with them...” Cid Reyes asked: “What are these abstract forms you speak of?” Sanso replied: “Just abstract forms; they could be flowers, landscapes, anything. It’s almost chaos.” Sanso has remained faithful to this vision of reality, or surreality, prompting critic Eric Torres to write: Brooding images of desolation and fine traditional draftsmanship have remained rock steady elements in Sanso’s paintings... proving in the process that artists need not to change styles if there is no intrinsic need to.

              Leon Gallery
            • Juvenal Sansó (b. 1929)
              Oct. 26, 2024

              Juvenal Sansó (b. 1929)

              Est: ₱380,000 - ₱494,000

              A Rising Day signed (lower right) ca. 1980's acrylic on paper 21 1/4" x 29 1/2" (54 cm x 75 cm) Accompanied by a certificate issued by Fundacion Sansó confirming the authenticity of this lot

              Leon Gallery
            • Juvenal Sansó (b. 1929)
              Oct. 26, 2024

              Juvenal Sansó (b. 1929)

              Est: ₱10,000 - ₱13,000

              Untitled ca. 1968, Paris pictograph 8" x 10 1/2" (20 cm x 27 cm)

              Leon Gallery
            • Juvenal Sansó (b. 1929)
              Oct. 26, 2024

              Juvenal Sansó (b. 1929)

              Est: ₱70,000 - ₱91,000

              Towering Florets ca.1979 signed (lower right) acrylic on paper 18" x 14 1/4" (46 cm x 36 cm) Accompanied by a certificate issued by Fundacion Sansó confirming the authenticity of this lot

              Leon Gallery
            • Painting, Juvenal Sanso
              Sep. 19, 2024

              Painting, Juvenal Sanso

              Est: $10,000 - $15,000

              Juvenal Sanso (Spanish/Filipino, b. 1929), Untitled (Surreal Landscape), oil on canvas affixed to board, signed lower right, board: 23.75"h x 28.75"w, overall (with frame): 32.75"h x 37.5"w. Provenance: Private Collection, Manila, Philippines; Thence by descent to the present owner; Private Collection, Northern CA

              Clars Auctions
            • Juvenal Sanso (b. 1929) - With Light Rejoicing
              Sep. 14, 2024

              Juvenal Sanso (b. 1929) - With Light Rejoicing

              Est: ₱220,000 - ₱300,000

              Juvenal Sanso (b. 1929) Signed (lower right) and dated 'c. 1990's' (in document) Acrylic on paper 23.5 x 31.5 cm (9 1/4 x 12 1/4 in) Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity issued by Fundacion Sanso

              Salcedo Auctions
            • Juvenal Sanso (b. 1929) - Untitled
              Sep. 14, 2024

              Juvenal Sanso (b. 1929) - Untitled

              Est: ₱70,000 - ₱75,000

              Juvenal Sanso (b. 1929) Signed and undated (lower left) Acrylic on board 25 x 15 cm (9 3/4 x 6 in)

              Salcedo Auctions
            • Juvenal Sanso (b. 1929) - Bed Rock
              Sep. 14, 2024

              Juvenal Sanso (b. 1929) - Bed Rock

              Est: ₱850,000 - ₱950,000

              Juvenal Sanso (b. 1929) Signed and undated (lower right) Oil on canvas 39 x 52 cm (15 1/2 x 20 1/2 in)

              Salcedo Auctions
            • Juvenal Sanso (b. 1929) - Harmonious Abundance
              Sep. 14, 2024

              Juvenal Sanso (b. 1929) - Harmonious Abundance

              Est: ₱1,800,000 - ₱2,000,000

              Juvenal Sanso (b. 1929) Signed (lower right) and dated 'c. 1990s' (in document) Acrylic on canvas 76.2 x 101.6 cm (30 x 40 in) Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity issued by Fundacion Sanso

              Salcedo Auctions
            • Juvenal Sansó (b. 1929) - Crimson Beach
              Sep. 14, 2024

              Juvenal Sansó (b. 1929) - Crimson Beach

              Est: ₱400,000 - ₱520,000

              Crimson Beach signed (lower right) acrylic on paper 20” x 30” (51 cm x 76 cm) Accompanied by a certificate issued by Fundacion Sansó confirming the authenticity of this lot PROVENANCE: Private collection WRITE UP Perhaps France played an essential part in Juvenal Sansó’s artistic career. An exhibition of his paintings at the Lucie Weill Galerie in Paris, organized by Elsa Schiaparelli, was his breakthrough in the art market. The exhibition opened many opportunities for more one-man and collaborative shows, the start of his gradual rise in the art scene. Additionally, there is no denying Brittany Coast’s crucial role in the making of Sansó’s landscapes, immortalizing its scenic beauty in his paintings. Crimson Beach features a peaceful scenery of grasses, rocks, and still water—staple elements of a Sansó landscape. The artist used darker hues in this painting, only using slightly lighter ones to where its concocted sun rays touch them. Conspicuous streaks of oranges against this dark terrain signify a setting sun, a twilight if you must: the moon and the stars slowly painting the gradually dimming sky. Furthermore, Sansó’s use of dry-on-dry technique and harsh but careful brush strokes created depth and made his piece more alive. Indeed, Sansó’s images draw out a combination of beauty and disturbing uneasiness. “The art of Sansó belongs to a fantastic world,” art critic J. P. Crespelle expressed in France-Soir. “The flower compositions, the landscape reveal a mysterious universe full of magic . . . It is this wonderment that gives his paintings their beauty and renders them both unique and unforgettable.” (Jessica Magno)

              Leon Gallery
            • Juvenal Sansó (b. 1929) - Untitled
              Sep. 14, 2024

              Juvenal Sansó (b. 1929) - Untitled

              Est: ₱1,200,000 - ₱1,560,000

              Untitled signed (lower right) oil on canvas 24” x 38” (61 cm x 97 cm) PROVENANCE: León Gallery, The Magnificent September Auction 2016, Makati City, 10 September 2016, Lot 136 WRITE UP Charmed by Brittany, France’s beauty, Juvenal Sansó decided to make it his permanent residence in his later years and immortalize its scenic beauty in his paintings, albeit twisted. In this untitled painting, Brittany’s coast’s rock formations and calm water once again decorated Sansó’s canvas. His vibrant, monochromatic orange palette, shadowed with darker hues, created a warm and murky image. A yellow circle was strategically placed at the center, above the horizon line, signifying a setting sun at its brilliance. His landscape and seascape themes, while giving off a sense of solitude and tranquility, also create a striking contrast with his style and colors, which present a somewhat otherworldly distorted terrain. Juvenal Sansó’s artistry and gradual rise to the art scene are products of his own talent and determination. Despite the prevailing and emerging styles, Sansó worked toward his personalized figurative approach, resulting in countless mysterious, surrealistic portrayals of the physical world. “The mystery in Sansó’s art is the mystery of universal man’s motives. Within each of us there is a dark motive lurking. In all of us there wages conflict between an outer, socially acceptable, self and the repressed subconscious. The landscape of our subconscious may be familiar to us but not one we can readily identify,” Alfredo Roces wrote in his monograph, Sansó, in 1976. (Jessica Magno)

              Leon Gallery
            • Juvenal Sansó (b. 1929) - Curling Honors
              Sep. 14, 2024

              Juvenal Sansó (b. 1929) - Curling Honors

              Est: ₱300,000 - ₱390,000

              Curling Honors signed (lower right) ca. late 1960’s acrylic on paper 24” x 18 1/2” (62 cm x 47 cm) Accompanied by a certificate issued by Fundacion Sansó confirming the authenticity of this lot PROVENANCE: Galerie Bleue WRITE UP Despite Amorsolo being his idol, Juvenal Sansó diverged from the former’s sunlit world and instead led his viewers into a contrasting, darker realm. Contrary to Amorsolo’s use of light to demonstrate Filipino life—its calm, pleasant, and picturesque nature—Sansó uses light to turn a landscape into a grotesque image. His works, in the words of Nick Joaquin, “dared proclaim that the Philippine light also has black in it.” Sansó has a penchant for twisting ordinary images and painting them in his own light and perspective, creating a hazy, dream-like image. This late 1960s painting, Curling Honors, manifests the artist’s mastery of this style. Despite his use of a light palette of blues and greens, this work gives the audience an illusion of depth and distortion. A painting of a bunch of greens, of plants and bushes, under a blue sky can never look so haunting, right? But Sansó did just that. His use of acrylic paint on paper gave the image a slightly rough texture. This, along with his strokes of thin, feather-like lines in the plants, creates an eerie atmosphere of a different realm. Juvenal Sansó’s art reflects his life experiences. Born in Spain, raised in the Philippines, and later settling in France, his images have a pigment of these influences. His bright childhood in Montalban, surrounded by nature, the dark, traumatic events of the Japanese Occupation, and the picturesque landscapes of France, all contributed to the composition of his images. Regardless of his location or the prevailing art styles, Sansó has, from the words of Alfredo Roces in his monograph, Sansó, “single-mindedly worked at his own craft” and “persisted with his own personalized figurative approach.” (Jessica Magno)

              Leon Gallery
            • Juvenal Sansó (b. 1929) - Rush of Tide
              Sep. 14, 2024

              Juvenal Sansó (b. 1929) - Rush of Tide

              Est: ₱280,000 - ₱364,000

              Rush of Tide signed (lower right) ca. 1970 acrylic on canvas 13 1/4” x 19 1/4” (34 cm x 49 cm) Accompanied by a certificate issued by Fundacion Sansó confirming the authenticity of this lot WRITE UP Juvenal Sansó spent his younger years studying art with private tutors and taking art classes with renowned art professors from UP and UST. He also studied in art academies in Rome and France, where the latter became his permanent residence. Studying in different academies and under various mentors, Sansó explored different mediums for his works–oil, acrylic, watercolor, dry brush, and pen and ink—and studied fresco painting and etching in Paris. He held numerous exhibitions in the Philippines, Italy, France, the US, Mexico, and England. Sansó’s paintings exude a sense of calmness but haunt the viewers simultaneously. Often, his works appear as though one is looking at a hazy and distant dream, an entirely surrealistic world. On the contrary, his themes—landscapes and seascapes—give off a sense of solitude and tranquility. The painting at hand, Rush of Tide, is a testament to Sansó’s mastery and unique style. This 1970 acrylic on canvas painting presented a peaceful scenery featuring rock formations and flowing water, brought to life with harsh but careful brushstrokes. Sansó’s use of a dry-on-dry technique, dabbing a dry brush on white paint and strategically placing it on the dry surface of the painting, creates the illusion of flowing water. Combined with his choice of colors, this technique results in a hazy, dream-like masterpiece that showcases his artistic skill and interest in this style. (Jessica Magno)

              Leon Gallery
            • Juvenal Sansó (b. 1929) - Nightscape I
              Sep. 14, 2024

              Juvenal Sansó (b. 1929) - Nightscape I

              Est: ₱400,000 - ₱520,000

              Nightscape I signed (lower right), dated 1964 tempera on paper 19” x 24 3/4” (48 cm x 63 cm) Accompanied by a certificate issued by Fundacion Sansó confirming the authenticity of this lot PROVENANCE: PRIVATE COLLECTION Paras-Perez, Rodolfo. Sanso: Art Quest Between Two Worlds. Manila: Eugenio Lopez Foundation, Inc., 1988. Illustrated and with painting description on page 136. WRITE UP Juvenal Sansó’s pieces have a knack for transporting his viewers to a different world. This untitled work, an otherworldly image of a dark forest as though seen through night vision lenses, is a testament to that. Stones piled upon stones–a key element in Sansó’s works–with greeneries sprouting in-betweens are present in this image. There was also a tinge of orange on the rocks, suggesting a trace of moonlight. At first, it could look like a harmless, typical night in the forest, but it still exudes cold and sinister feeling. Critics and laymen alike have always noted the mysterious and troubled qualities elicited by Sansó’s compositions. Another trademark of a Sansó piece is its hauntedness. Although the medium he used was undetermined, the painting at hand resembled an etching art, one of the techniques the artist studied in France. Thin, white strokes used to create figures adorned a black base, unveiling an ominous atmosphere. “[It] shows the world as a limbo hovering between day and night where living creatures do not exist but inanimate objects become prime actors,” Cleveland Museum curator Louise S. Richards notes on what a tour in Sansó’s 1964 Cleveland Museum exhibition feels like. Richards further discussed the characteristics of Sansó’s landscapes by saying, “...shadowy rocks and bushes have a watchful presence neither evil nor beneficent but alien to our everyday experience of stone and wood.” (Jessica Magno)

              Leon Gallery
            • Juvenal Sansó (b. 1929)
              Jul. 27, 2024

              Juvenal Sansó (b. 1929)

              Est: ₱120,000 - ₱156,000

              A River's Edge ca.1960s signed (lower right and verso) tempera on paper 12" x 9" (30 cm x 23 cm) Accompanied by a certificate issued by Fundacion Sansó confirming the authenticity of this lot

              Leon Gallery
            • Juvenal Sansó (b. 1929)
              Jul. 27, 2024

              Juvenal Sansó (b. 1929)

              Est: ₱70,000 - ₱91,000

              Day at The Beach ca.1960s signed (lower right) tempera on paper 10" x 8" (25 cm x 20 cm) Accompanied by a certificate issued by Fundacion Sansó confirming the authenticity of this lot PROVENANCE Qube Gallery

              Leon Gallery
            • Juvenal Sansó (b. 1929)
              Jul. 27, 2024

              Juvenal Sansó (b. 1929)

              Est: ₱70,000 - ₱91,000

              Splendidly Striking ca.1990s signed (lower right) acrylic on paper 8" x 10 1/2" (20 cm x 27 cm) Accompanied by a certificate issued by Fundacion Sansó confirming the authenticity of this lot

              Leon Gallery
            • Juvenal Sansó (b. 1929)
              Jul. 27, 2024

              Juvenal Sansó (b. 1929)

              Est: ₱80,000 - ₱104,000

              PROPERTY FROM THE DR. AND MRS. ROBERTO MACASAET COLLECTION Twilight Cascade ca. 1960s signed (upper right) ink on paper 13” x 10” (33 cm x 25 cm) Accompanied by a certificate issued by Fundacion Sansó confirming the authenticity of this lot

              Leon Gallery
            • Juvenal Sansó (b. 1929)
              Jul. 27, 2024

              Juvenal Sansó (b. 1929)

              Est: ₱20,000 - ₱26,000

              Flower and Leaf signed (lower right) etching 6/25 9 3/4" x 6" (25 cm x 15 cm) image 9" x 5 1/2" (22 cm x 13 cm)

              Leon Gallery
            • Juvenal Sansó (b. 1929)
              Jul. 27, 2024

              Juvenal Sansó (b. 1929)

              Est: ₱20,000 - ₱26,000

              Grass and Flowers signed (lower right) etching 10/25 6 3/4" x 4 1/4" (17 cm x 11 cm)

              Leon Gallery
            • Juvenal Sansó (b. 1929)
              Jul. 27, 2024

              Juvenal Sansó (b. 1929)

              Est: ₱30,000 - ₱39,000

              Fat Cat hand signed (lower right) lithograph 154/260 13 1/2" x 25 1/2" (34 cm x 65 cm)

              Leon Gallery
            • Juvenal Sansó (b. 1929)
              Jul. 27, 2024

              Juvenal Sansó (b. 1929)

              Est: ₱13,000 - ₱16,900

              Untitled ca. 1968, Paris pictograph 8" x 10 1/2" (20 cm x 27 cm)

              Leon Gallery
            • Juvenal Sanso. Botanical Scene, acrylic
              Jul. 23, 2024

              Juvenal Sanso. Botanical Scene, acrylic

              Est: $10,000 - $30,000

              (Spanish, b. 1929) Acrylic on canvas, signed rc, sight size: 37 1/2 x 56 1/4 in., framed size: 39 1/2 x 58 in.

              Alex Cooper
            • Painting, Juvenal Sanso
              Jun. 20, 2024

              Painting, Juvenal Sanso

              Est: $15,000 - $25,000

              Juvenal Sanso (Spanish/Filipino, b. 1929), Untitled (Surreal Landscape), oil on canvas affixed to board, signed lower right, board: 23.75"h x 28.75"w, overall (with frame): 32.75"h x 37.5"w. Provenance: Private Collection, Manila, Philippines; Thence by descent to the present owner; Private Collection, Northern CA

              Clars Auctions
            • Juvenal Sansó (b. 1929) - With Magnetic Allure
              Jun. 08, 2024

              Juvenal Sansó (b. 1929) - With Magnetic Allure

              Est: ₱600,000 - ₱780,000

              With Magnetic Allure signed (lower right) ca. 1970's acrylic on paper 21" x 30 1/2" (53 cm x 77 cm) Accompanied by a certificate issued by Fundacion Sansó confirming the authenticity of this lot PROVENANCE: Galerie Joaquin The landscapes of Juvenal Sanso manage to create a compelling story all on their own. Vivid and intense, his lush green countryside and deep blue seas transport the viewers to the coast of Brittany where Sanso spent a portion of his life. With Magnetic Allure is Sanso’s recollection of the beautiful seaside. The artist’s landscapes are born from his frequent travels to France and the Philippines. With Magnetic Allure is reminiscent of Brittany’s coast – the Atlantic Ocean rests in its west, the Bay of Biscay in the southwest, and the English Channel to the north. This view Sanso immortalizes as he depicts the verdant green grass and dreamy blue seas with a distinct romanticism that breathes life into the piece. His world brims with intensity, reflecting the Romantic’s preoccupation with raw human feelings. As such, With Magnetic Allure overcomes the viewers with the majesty of the place, exalting the grandeur of nature and placing into stark contrast the position of humanity and the capriciousness of mortal existence. (Hannah Valiente)

              Leon Gallery
            • Juvenal Sansó (b. 1929) - At Mando's (Chez Mando)
              Jun. 08, 2024

              Juvenal Sansó (b. 1929) - At Mando's (Chez Mando)

              Est: ₱280,000 - ₱364,000

              PROPERTY FROM THE DON J. ANTONIO ARANETA COLLECTION At Mando's (Chez Mando) signed (lower right) ca. 1950s watercolor on paper 13 1/2" x 9 1/2" (34 cm x 24 cm) Accompanied by a certificate issued by Fundacion Sansó confirming the authenticity of this lot Directly translating to “The House of Mando,” Juvenal Sanso’s At Mando's (Chez Mando) depicts the side of a quaint little brick house. Resembling a house on the outskirts of town, Sanso’s watercolors soften what otherwise would have been the tough brick exteriors – a pipeline extends from the roof down to a waiting drum in preparation for heavy rain and what looks like a chicken coop is nestled at the corner. Sanso spent the majority of the 1950s (the decade Chez Mando was created) in Paris but traces of the Philippines still linger in his works. It is easy to see Chez Mando in the houses one resided in as a child – the brick walls and the big tree in the background could have very easily been found in provincial Philippines as they could have been in France. Herein lies Sanso’s paradoxical quality– both European and Filipino, traces of Paris find themselves in his Manila works and Manila he finds in Paris. This transcendence of culture gave Sanso’s works a global quality, making them relevant even decades after their creation. (Hannah Valiente)

              Leon Gallery
            • Juvenal Sansó (b. 1929) - So Spreads the Light
              Jun. 08, 2024

              Juvenal Sansó (b. 1929) - So Spreads the Light

              Est: ₱1,800,000 - ₱2,340,000

              So Spreads the Light signed (lower right) ca. 1970s acrylic on canvas 37" x 55 1/4" (94 cm x 140 cm) PROPERTY OF A VERY DISTINGUISHED FAMILY Accompanied by a certificate issued by Fundacion Sansó confirming the authenticity of this lot An Ode to a Lifelong Friend: Sanso’s Dazzling Encounters With Brittany, France Water has been a constant source of fascination for Juvenal Sanso. One of his first encounters with water was the long boat trip his family took from Barcelona to Manila. For forty days and forty nights, the young Sanso encountered the great vastness of the ocean, seemingly infinite as he peers into the horizon. From the Mediterranean to the Red Sea to the Suez Canal they went on, their steamship passing through a myriad of places he never could have imagined. But his first real encounter with the water, the one where it truly became his muse, was in Brittany, France. He returned to its coastline for twenty-two years, drawn by its beauty and its waters and welcomed warmly by lifelong friends, the primary of whom are the Rouault – le Dantec family. Sanso attributes his introduction to Brittany to Yves le Dantec. Founder, manager, and chief editor of Ouest-France (France’s biggest newspaper at the time), Sanso met Yves in 1958. To his surprise, the man was married to Agnes Rouault, the daughter of the great French artist and a master he idolized, Georges Rouault. This chance meeting led to a lifelong friendship with the family, a relationship close enough that Sanso considers Yves as a “second father.” “Until now, I am amazed with the thought that this family practically adopted me,” he wrote in 2007. “They were generous enough to help me discover the most ravishing corners of Brittany's northern coast.” Created around the 1970s, more than a decade after meeting the le Dantec (and subsequently, Brittany), So Spreads the Light shows off the coastal town’s breathtaking terrains. With a side of its coastline facing the Atlantic Ocean, the harsh wind and waves over time caused magnificent rock formations to form. Sanso bathes the glorious landscape in the lively afternoon sunlight, washing the cliffside green and turning the already vibrant sky into a brighter shade of blue. “It took me about two years of just staring at the seas and the changing tides and the rose granite rocks,” Sanso said. “I simply could not paint. This landscape was so beautiful that I must have felt like I did not deserve it. I had no language to express it yet.” “If the friendship had faltered then or simply ceased, I would never have developed an inner path,” he continued. Sanso’s relationship with the le Dantecs surpassed that of close friendship. “I was one of the family,” he said. “The proof of the pudding was really in accepting all the problems I brought along with my painting.” More than anything, So Spreads the Light is as much of Sanso’s love letter to Brittany as it is an ode to his intimate bond with the Rouault–le Dantec family. So intertwined was Brittany and the le Dantecs that when Yves passed away in 1982, Sanso had not returned to Brittany ever since. (Hannah Valiente)

              Leon Gallery
            • Juvenal Sansó (b. 1929) - Immutable Truth
              Jun. 08, 2024

              Juvenal Sansó (b. 1929) - Immutable Truth

              Est: ₱1,400,000 - ₱1,820,000

              Immutable Truth signed (lower right) ca. 1970s acrylic on canvas 25" x 35 1/4" (64 cm x 90 cm) Accompanied by a certificate issued by Fundacion Sansó confirming the authenticity of this lot PROVENANCE Private collection, USA A Balm for a Lost Soul The World in the Eyes of Sansó’s Poetic Surrealism The 1970s was a decade of travel for Juvenal Sanso. From 1965 to 1973, he visited Europe, the United States, Mexico, and parts of Asia. He had also divided his year between France and the Philippines, embarking on yearly trips to his home country to escape the cold Parisian winters. However, home is a nebulous concept for Sanso. Born a Catalonian Spanish, the Sanso-Pedret family left their home country to settle in the Philippines in 1934 when he was four years old. Physically light in a sea of dark-skinned, darkeyed, and dark-haired Filipinos, the Sansos stood out. The Spanish community in the Philippines was as different from the family as the Filipinos – the Sansos were not Catholic, not Castillian, and indeed not of the same political ideology as the Spanish in the country. Juvenal was reared as a true Tagalog-speaking Pinoy but the otherness is stamped into him from the get-go. Further muddying of the waters began when Sanso settled permanently in Paris in 1952. Now French in spirit and sensibilities, Sanso finds himself a mixture of different nationalistic inspirations. He was now both too European for the Philippines and too Filipino for Europe. “The Filipino experience is the strongest of them all,” Sanso told Leonidas V. Benesa and Ray Albano in an interview for his 25-year retrospective at the Cultural Center of the Philippines in 1974. “Of course, being away from the Philippines makes my paintings even more Filipino. I’m sure if I came back to the Philippines then all the European things would come out.” Writer and journalist Nick Joaquin agrees. “Sanso’s Philippines is thus ambiguous,” he writes in the introduction of Sanso: Art Quest Between Two Worlds, “home and exile; intimate and outlandish.” This otherness that plagues Sanso is evident in his 1980 Immutable Truth. Created just as he settled permanently in Manila, the flora depicted in the canvas are both unrecognizable and familiar. The twisting plants could easily be found in the fishing districts of Cavite and Parañaque as they could be on the shores of Brittany – two of the many places that Sanso found himself drawn to. Sanso’s isolation became the source of angst in many of his works. And yet, here it became his strength in Immutable Truth. It is viewing the Philippines with Spanish eyes or seeing the shores of Manila on the Brittany coast. Sanso finds snippets of home everywhere he goes or perhaps everywhere he went reminded him of home – either way, Sanso’s Immutable Truth is an amalgamation of every city that took him in, be it in the country or outside. “His startling landscapes are the newfound land that Magellan saw, that Legazpi beheld, that Morga analyzed,” Nick Joaquin continues. “So if [his fruits, flowers, fences, fishponds, and nipa huts] strike you as bizarre although obviously Philippine, bear in mind that those things are being viewed…by an eye looking back at them across four centuries.” (Hannah Valiente)

              Leon Gallery
            • Juvenal Sansó (b. 1929) - First Ray Gleams
              Jun. 08, 2024

              Juvenal Sansó (b. 1929) - First Ray Gleams

              Est: ₱200,000 - ₱260,000

              First Ray Gleams signed (lower right) dated 1980 acrylic on paper 15 1/4" x 11 1/4" (39 cm x 29 cm) Accompanied by a certificate issued by Fundacion Sansó confirming the authenticity of this lot PROVENANCE Finale Art File First Ray Gleams was created the year Juvenal Sanso returned to the Philippines to take permanent residence and yet Brittany’s effect is still palpable in his works. A frequent visitor of the region back when he lived in France, Sanso was one of the many who was enthralled by Brittany’s oceans and waters – the Atlantic Ocean hugs its west while the Bay of Biscay and the English Channel occupy its southwest and north borders, respectively. Moreover, Brittany is blessed with a wild, rocky coast with ample stretches of rock formations that leaves its tourists enthralled. It is this captivating rock formations and vibrant blue seas that took center stage in Sanso’s First Ray Gleams. The sea blends seamlessly into the equally blue skies, a mark of the breathtaking beauty that has captivated this great artist. (Hannah Valiente)

              Leon Gallery
            • "Lotus", by Juvenal Sansó (b. 1929)
              May. 18, 2024

              "Lotus", by Juvenal Sansó (b. 1929)

              Est: -

              By the great Juvenal Sansó, a Spanish artist who grew up in the Philippines. An etching on paper numbered "4/60". With certificate.

              Casa de Memoria
            • JUVENAL SANSO PAESAGGIO
              May. 16, 2024

              JUVENAL SANSO PAESAGGIO

              Est: €10,000 - €15,000

              Firmato in basso a destra. Entro cornice.

              DAMS Casa d'Aste
            • Juvenal Sansó (b. 1929)
              Apr. 20, 2024

              Juvenal Sansó (b. 1929)

              Est: ₱35,000 - ₱45,500

              With Prayer Whispered c. 1990's signed (lower right) acrylic on paper 5 1/2" x 4" (14 cm x 10 cm) Accompanied by a certificate issued by Fundacion Sansó confirming the authenticity of this lot

              Leon Gallery
            • Juvenal Sansó (b. 1929)
              Apr. 20, 2024

              Juvenal Sansó (b. 1929)

              Est: ₱15,000 - ₱19,500

              Untitled handsigned (lower right) \ giclee print 21/50 10 1/4" x 13 1/2" (26 cm x 34 cm)

              Leon Gallery
            • Juvenal Sansó (b. 1929)
              Apr. 20, 2024

              Juvenal Sansó (b. 1929)

              Est: ₱12,000 - ₱15,600

              Untitled handsigned (lower right) giclee print 12/50 16" x 11" (41 cm x 28 cm)

              Leon Gallery
            • Juvenal Sansó (b. 1929)
              Apr. 20, 2024

              Juvenal Sansó (b. 1929)

              Est: ₱12,000 - ₱15,600

              Untitled handsigned (lower right) giclee print 12/50 16" x 11" (41 cm x 28 cm)

              Leon Gallery
            • Juvenal Sansó (b. 1929)
              Apr. 20, 2024

              Juvenal Sansó (b. 1929)

              Est: ₱12,000 - ₱15,600

              Untitled handsigned (lower right) giclee print 21/50 16" x 11" (41 cm x 28 cm)

              Leon Gallery
            • Painting, Juvenal Sanso
              Apr. 19, 2024

              Painting, Juvenal Sanso

              Est: $20,000 - $40,000

              Juvenal Sanso (Spanish/Filipino, b. 1929), Untitled (Surreal Landscape), oil on canvas affixed to board, signed lower right, board: 23.75"h x 28.75"w, overall (with frame): 32.75"h x 37.5"w. Provenance: Private Collection, Manila, Phillipines; Thence by descent to the present owner; Private Collection, Northern CA

              Clars Auctions
            • Painting, Juvenal Sanso
              Mar. 21, 2024

              Painting, Juvenal Sanso

              Est: $30,000 - $50,000

              Juvenal Sanso (Spanish/Filipino, b. 1929), Untitled (Surreal Landscape), oil on canvas affixed to board, signed lower right, board: 23.75"h x 28.75"w, overall (with frame): 32.75"h x 37.5"w. Provenance: Private Collection, Manila, Phillipines; Thence by descent to the present owner; Private Collection, Northern CA

              Clars Auctions
            • Juvenal Sanso (Spain, B. 1929) Etching on Paper "Fleurs Et Racines", H 17.5" W 10.7"
              Mar. 15, 2024

              Juvenal Sanso (Spain, B. 1929) Etching on Paper "Fleurs Et Racines", H 17.5" W 10.7"

              Est: $200 - $400

              Signed in pencil lower right, dated, titled and numbered 88/110, with full margins, unframed.

              DuMouchelles
            • Juvenal Sansó (b. 1929) - Viridian Coast
              Mar. 09, 2024

              Juvenal Sansó (b. 1929) - Viridian Coast

              Est: ₱800,000 - ₱1,040,000

              Viridian Coast signed (lower right) ca. 1970 acrylic on paper 21 1/4" x 30 1/2" (54 cm x 77 cm) Accompanied by a certificate issued by Fundacion Sansó confirming the authenticity of this lot PROVENANCE: Galeria Lienzo WRITE UP: The landscapes of Juvenal Sanso straddle the line of dreamlike and surreal, evoking a wistful image in proof of his mastery of the craft. Subdued yet poignant, this Sanso lot at hand entitled Viridian Coast marries the iridescent quality of the moonlight dappling through the darkening water as the jagged quality of the rockbed. A poetic painter, Sanso’s enigmatic works reflect his journey. A pilgrim in a never ending pursuit of his art, he rarely remains long in one place. This restlessness results in a juxtaposition of serenity and anguish, an emotion that he achieves with an effortless finesse. “Sanso is a contemplative poet,” said Le Figaro, a French daily morning newspaper. “His landscapes that seem fantastic are authentic.” (Hannah Valiente)

              Leon Gallery
            • Juvenal Sansó (b. 1929) - Peculiar Intensity
              Mar. 09, 2024

              Juvenal Sansó (b. 1929) - Peculiar Intensity

              Est: ₱1,600,000 - ₱2,080,000

              PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF A VERY DISTINGUISHED GENTLEMAN Peculiar Intensity signed (lower right) ca. 1970s oil on canvas 29" x 36" (74 cm x 91 cm) Accompanied by a certificate issued by Fundacion Sansó confirming the authenticity of this lot PROVENANCE: Acquired directly from the artist WRITE UP: The 1960s and 1970s were decades of prolific travels for Juvenal Sanso. Throughout these visits, he was in constant flirtation with multiple muses – his springs and autumns are spent in lively Paris; his summers in the ruggedly picturesque Brittany; and his winters in the tropical Philippines. Whether the constant travel is borne out of a sense of wanderlust or restlessness, the nostalgia it had invoked on Sanso has mellowed out his angst-filled works. The 1960s saw the overlap of his “Black Period” where grotesque forms permeate his canvases and what critic Alfredo Roces defined as Sanso’s “nostalgic Philippine themes” where his works eased into romantic surrealism. This overlap is evident in the lot at hand. Entitled Peculiar Intensity, the work evokes the scenes Sanso beheld as he visited Brittany, a peninsula northwest of France that offers a breathtaking view of the seas. Deep melancholy imbues Peculiar Intensity in the same vein as his Black Period pieces; however, the vibrant orange breaks through the pensive blues and greens, a shadow of Sanso’s upcoming romantic surrealism. In an essay about his Brittany experience, Sanso wrote: “This landscape was so beautiful … I had no language to express it yet.” And yet, through Peculiar Intensity, Sanso manages to translate to canvas the untranslatable. His landscapes are wistfully attractive, a window to the prolific travels he has undertaken in constant search of the ever-elusive muse and a veritable proof of Sanso’s mastery over a uniquely personal visual language. (Hannah Valiente)

              Leon Gallery
            • Juvenal Sansó (b. 1929) - The Stalwart Companion
              Mar. 09, 2024

              Juvenal Sansó (b. 1929) - The Stalwart Companion

              Est: ₱900,000 - ₱1,170,000

              PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF A VERY DISTINGUISHED GENTLEMAN The Stalwart Companion ca. 1960s oil on canvas 18" x 24" (46 cm x 61 cm) Accompanied by a certificate issued by Fundacion Sansó confirming the authenticity of this lot PROVENANCE: Acquired directly from the artist WRITE UP: In 1957, Juvenal Sanso returned to the Philippines following his European sojourn. His studies brought him first to Italy then later to Paris where his academic training taught him the technical ropes for various mediums and styles. However, his return to the Philippines revitalized a deepseated nostalgia that eventually transformed his works. In a monograph by Alfredo Roces, Roces identified the fishing village of San Dionisio, Paranaque as a driving force for Sanso’s gradual swerve to romantic surrealism. The Stalwart Companion is created at the intersection of Sanso’s Black Period and his romantic surrealism. Dramatically somber shadows fill the canvas and yet, a hint of romanticism tinges the piece. A view of the rolling rocky mountainside is a constant friend of the wanderlust Sanso who had spent the better part of his adult life in a constant state of travel. “Sanso is still on the move, has made several trips around the world,” writes Times Magazine. “His lovely landscapes of Brittany, Manila, and Manhattan omit the human presence, [making] nature the actor in richly detailed but desolate dramas.” Indeed, The Stalwart Companion earns its place among Sanso’s ethereal landscapes that transcend time and space. (Hannah Valiente)

              Leon Gallery
            • Juvenal Sansó (b. 1929) - Unreined Growth
              Mar. 09, 2024

              Juvenal Sansó (b. 1929) - Unreined Growth

              Est: ₱1,000,000 - ₱1,300,000

              PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF A DISTINGUISHED FAMILY Unreined Growth signed (lower right) ca. 1970s acrylic on canvas 28 1/2" x 21 1/4" (72 cm x 54 cm) Accompanied by a certificate issued by Fundacion Sansó confirming the authenticity of this lot WRITE UP: The landscapes and still-life on Juvenal Sanso took an invigorating transformation in the 1970s. The previous decades saw Sanso’s “Black Period,” where his oeuvre teems with twisted features and grotesque sceneries borne out of his harrowing experiences during the Second World War as well as the alienation he experienced growing up as a visible foreigner in the Philippines. However, while working with his friend and mentor Edouard Georg, Georg told Sanso: “Why don’t you do me a flower instead of this head? I would like to see you do a flower.” The suggestion couldn’t have come at a better time – the 1960s and 1970s were a period of travel for Sanso. He spent this time in Paris, Brittany, and the Philippines where he encountered vastly different landscapes. In the face of the constant and varying changes in his environment, Sanso’s work slowly took on a tinge of romanticism, shedding the overt pessimism of his Black Period pieces. Unreined Growth (ca 1970s) was created at this decisive period of Sanso’s career. Bright and lively, the artist portrayed the vibrancy of the flora he encountered along his journeys. Perhaps it is the thriving plant life in Brittany or maybe a cluster of flora in the Philippines. Wherever it may be, Sanso depicts the beauty of nature in verdant greens and light yellows, a refreshing take on a commonplace theme. Sanso knows how to extract from nature a specific image to evoke a powerful reaction. “He is … poignant with rotting bushes and lichens,” writes Parisien-Liberé’s Frank Elgar. “When he interlaces leaves and flowers of imagination to form arborescent bouquets, impenetrable bushes, strange flora, like an obsession – all these are born from a poet’s heart.” Indeed, Juvenal Sanso is a poet of a painter, masterful in his craft and Unreined Growth is veritable proof of his lyricism and unique sentimentality. (Hannah Valiente)

              Leon Gallery
            • Juvenal Sansó (b. 1929) - a.) Granite Strand b.) Rocky Coast c.) Vibrant Cove d.) Serene Beach
              Mar. 09, 2024

              Juvenal Sansó (b. 1929) - a.) Granite Strand b.) Rocky Coast c.) Vibrant Cove d.) Serene Beach

              Est: ₱700,000 - ₱910,000

              signed (lower right) ca. 1980’s acrylic on paper 14 1/2" x 17 1/2" (37 cm x 44 cm) b.) Rocky Coast signed (lower right) ca. 1970’s acrylic on paper 12 1/2" x 15 1/4" (32 cm x 39 cm) c.) Vibrant Cove signed (lower right) ca. 1980’s acrylic on paper 12 3/4" x 15 3/4" (32 cm x 40 cm) d.) Serene Beach signed (lower right) ca. 1970’s acrylic on paper 12 3/4" x 15 3/4" (32 cm x 40 cm)   Each piece is accompanied by a certificate issued by Fundacion Sansó confirming the authenticity of this lot   In 1934, the Sanso-Pedret family crossed the globe to settle in the Philippines. Jose Sanso-Pedret, his wife Ramona Sanso-Pedret, and children Juvenal and Mina moved from Spain to the Philippines, boarding on a boat to start a new life and on the way, various sights would greet the family – the expansive blue sea as far  as the eye could see, the yellow setting sun, the violet shadows. This would leave] a great impression on the young Juvenal] and his eventual works. A mix of serenity and a disturbing unease permeate the landscapes of Juvenal] Sanso. Devoid of human subjects, viewers are left to speculate on the empty spaces. The piles of stones and] bodies of water seem to hold the answer]  to questions posed by the scenery; the blue skies emphasize the vastness of the space left unillustrated. Sanso is no stranger to alienation: he was blue-eyed and blond in a sea of brown-skinned and brown-eyed Filipinos. Among the Spaniards in Manila, his family too found no connection as they were Catalunians amongst Castellians. Then, when he left the country for Europe in 1952, he was a Filipino who spoke not a lick of the local languages. “I was in complete anonymity and] loneliness [in Europe], I just had to fend my way by myself,” he said as recounted] by Alfredo Roces in Sanso. This sort of anguish is evident with the lot at hand. Containing four landscapes, Sanso’s brilliant composition and innate sense of color give a sense of consciousness to the piece – a tranquil] yet harrowed recollection of a landscape that borders on the real and the surreal. His usage of acrylic makes the suggestion of water, light, and plants easier with just a few deliberate squiggles. All these considered, Sanso’s landscapes are a vestige of terrain devoid of human presence but now of human stories. (Hannah Valiente)

              Leon Gallery
            • Juvenal Sansó (b. 1929) - The Mighty Portals / Landscape
              Mar. 09, 2024

              Juvenal Sansó (b. 1929) - The Mighty Portals / Landscape

              Est: ₱1,000,000 - ₱1,300,000

              PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF A VERY DISTINGUISHED GENTLEMAN The Mighty Portals / Landscape signed (lower right) ca. 1970s acrylic on canvas 16" x 33" (41 cm x 84 cm) Accompanied by a certificate issued by Fundacion Sansó confirming the authenticity of this lot PROVENANCE: Acquired directly from the artist WRITE UP: Juvenal Sanso’s predilection for the beauty of nature is highly evident in his dreamlike landscapes and depictions of flora. Breathing life into his inanimate subjects, Sanso’s innate angst transforms the scenery into an intimate depiction of possible stories woven into a flower’s petals and the rocks on a riverside. With the lot at hand entitled The Mighty Portals / Landscape, Sanso sets his sights on a dreamy waterfall in the middle of a thriving cliffside. Verdant greens and cool blues dominate the canvas, echoing the French daily morning newspaper Le Figaro which described Sanso as a “contemplative poet.” His ethereal landscapes evoke a long-forgotten memory in an early morning light; as continues Le Figaro: “[His] landscapes that seem fantastic are authentic … his flowers, masses of rocks, the fishing traps that look like stylized cathedrals, his tropical plants are all remembered so clearly that he can recreate them in his works.” Sanso does not paint merely for the sake of painting– the driving force of his prolific artistic career is a visceral compulsion for creation. This genuineness for his craft bleeds into his works – art, as he has said as reported by the CCP brochure, becomes a bridge of sorts for artists to sublimate their emotions into a masterpiece to connect from one individual to another. His oeuvre, whether they be full of anguished figures or forlorn landscapes, perfectly encapsulates the emotional connection his works evoke. (Hannah Valiente)

              Leon Gallery
            • Juvenal Sansó (b. 1929)
              Jan. 20, 2024

              Juvenal Sansó (b. 1929)

              Est: ₱20,000 - ₱26,000

              a.) Untitled print 9 1/2" x 12 3/4" (24 cm x 32 cm) b.) Untitled print 10" x 15" (25 cm x 38 cm) c.) Untiled handsigned (lower right) print 275/290 11" x 17 1/2" (28 cm x 44 cm) d.) Untitled handsigned (lower right) print 7/290 11" x 17 1/4" (28 cm x 44 cm)

              Leon Gallery
            • Juvenal Sansó (b. 1929)
              Jan. 20, 2024

              Juvenal Sansó (b. 1929)

              Est: ₱35,000 - ₱45,500

              In Afternoon's Golden Light c.1980's signed (lower right) acrylic on paper 11 1/2" x 8 1/2" (29 cm x 22 cm)

              Leon Gallery
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