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  • Juvenal Sansó (b. 1929) - Untitled
    Mar. 15, 2025

    Juvenal Sansó (b. 1929) - Untitled

    Est: ₱120,000 - ₱156,000

    Untitled ca.1970 signed (lower right) watercolor on paper 9 1/2” x 12 1/2” (24 cm x 32 cm)   Provenance Acquired directly from the artist   Catalonian-born artist Juvenal Sansó has a penchant for creating mist-filled landscapes and seascapes, turning them into a gateway to an otherworldly realm. This untitled piece exemplifies the artist’s exceptional ability to emit a sense of peace and mystery with his exceptional brushwork and utilization of colors, proving his place in the Philippine art scene.   The work at hand depicts a mossy coastal area, his palette dominated by blues and greens. Sansó used a dry-on-dry technique on the plants, the slanted strokes signifying motion, the wind moving its every strand. On the other hand, he excellently used a wet-on-wet technique on the rest of the piece, blending the blue sky with the water and the greenery. This blend of colors creates a hazy atmosphere, a scenery engulfed by the mist of the slowly approaching night. (Jessica Magno)

    Leon Gallery
  • Juvenal Sansó (b. 1929) - Undiverted Coast
    Feb. 22, 2025

    Juvenal Sansó (b. 1929) - Undiverted Coast

    Est: ₱700,000 - ₱910,000

    Juvenal Sansó (b. 1929) Undiverted Coast signed (lower right) dated 1972 acrylic on paper 22 3/4" x 32 1/4" (58 cm x 83 cm)   Accompanied by a certificate issued by Fundacion Sansó confirming the authenticity of this lot Juvenal Sansó has a penchant for twisting ordinary landscapes and painting them in his own light and perspective, creating a hazy, dream-like, and sometimes distorted image. His masterful strokes and clever use of colors allow him to add a mysterious flair to his works. Importantly, he still manages to convey a profound sense of serenity that can be deeply felt by his viewers, evoking a feeling of calm and peace.   Unidiverted Coast, painted in 1972, features a peaceful coastal view with mossy outcrops and rock formations reflected in the calm, clear waters. A translucent circle was placed above the horizon line—the moon slowly peeking out. This symbol and Sansó’s use of a green and blue-dominated palette signify the transition from a cool afternoon to the gradually approaching nighttime. The artist aptly used black and white paint to add shadows and highlights, successfully enlivening his work.   His fateful friendship with Yves le Dantec and his family exposed Juvenal Sansó to the beauty of the Brittany Coast in France. Charmed, Sansó made it his residence for fifty years before returning to the Philippines in 2008. The region’s ever-changing landscape not only birthed Sansó’s sublime Brittany series but also played a crucial role in his emotional healing, helping him overcome his wartime traumas. (Jessica Magno)

    Leon Gallery
  • Juvenal Sansó (b. 1929) - Of Emotive Realizations
    Feb. 22, 2025

    Juvenal Sansó (b. 1929) - Of Emotive Realizations

    Est: ₱800,000 - ₱1,040,000

    Juvenal Sansó (b. 1929) Of Emotive Realizations signed (lower right) ca. 2000s acrylic on canvas 29 3/4" x 39 3/4" (76 cm x 101 cm)   Accompanied by a certificate issued by Fundacion Sansó confirming the authenticity of this lot Juvenal Sansó’s images draw out a combination of beauty and disturbing uneasiness. Landscapes, seascapes, or plants may appear simple and harmless. But Sansó has a penchant for twisting his subjects and painting them in his own light, creating a haunting picture and transporting his viewers into an otherworldly realm.   Of Emotive Realizations illustrates a charming image of plants and flowers—a recurring subject in a Sansó piece. It features a bunch of green plants with blue flowers peeking through, painted against a yellow sky with a white circle. The circle above and the color of the sky resemble the sun at its highest point, spreading its lights to the plants, making them more vibrant.   True to its title, this painting, along with most of Sansó’s works, has the ability to induce a wide range of emotions. May it be because of his brushwork, palette, and tonal intensity, Sansó’s canvases invariably give off an illusion of depth and distortion.   True to its title, this painting, along with most of Sansó’s works, has the ability to induce a wide range of emotions. May it be because of his brushwork, palette, and tonal intensity, Sansó’s canvases invariably give off an illusion of depth and distortion. (Jessica Magno)

    Leon Gallery
  • Juvenal Sansó (b. 1929) - Crimson Stronghold
    Feb. 22, 2025

    Juvenal Sansó (b. 1929) - Crimson Stronghold

    Est: ₱1,200,000 - ₱1,560,000

    Juvenal Sansó (b. 1929) Crimson Stronghold signed (lower right) c. 1970’s oil on canvas 24” x 38” (61 cm x 97 cm)   Accompanied by a certificate issued by Fundacion Sansó confirming the authenticity of this lot Born from the deep recesses of Juvenal Sanso’s brilliant mind are the stunning landscapes and flora that have time and again left audiences in awe and allure. The iconic rock formations and atmospheric ambience have captivated the hearts of enthusiasts and collectors alike — which is nothing new for the multi-award-winning artist, whose entire body of work has been received well. There have been many renditions of the very theme, each bearing an air of wistfulness. The trauma of World War II had taken its toll on Sanso, and the distraught of the time reflected in his work. As the years passed, the gruesome had transitioned to the poetic, and the darkness turned into brilliance as Sanso slowly found serenity. This very work, among the pieces from Sanso’s transition period, features a lonesome desolate scenery. The Sanso moon, seeming to set, is enveloped by the smog over the vast expanse — the towering spires standing firmly in the grim setting bereft of all life.

    Leon Gallery
  • Juvenal Sanso Etching "Lueurs"
    Jan. 31, 2025

    Juvenal Sanso Etching "Lueurs"

    Est: $200 - $400

    Juvenal Sanso (Spanish b.1929) "Lueurs," 1963, etching and aquatint, signed in pencil lower right, edition of 260, printed by G. LeBlanc & Cie, Paris, the Print Cub of Cleveland edition no. 41 for 1963, matted and framed. Dimensions: 8 x 19 in. image size, 15.25 x 25.25 in. as framed. Condition: Lightly toned with some mat burn. Not examined out of frame.

    Neue Auctions
  • JUVENAL SANSO (*1929), SPANISH AR
    Jan. 28, 2025

    JUVENAL SANSO (*1929), SPANISH AR

    Est: -

    Juvenal Sanso (*1929), Spanish artist, Sea surf, watercolor and gouache on paper, signed ''Sanso'' lower right, 23.5 x 31 cm, matted and framed behind glass 34 x 41 cm

    Historia Auctionata
  • Juvenal Sansó (b. 1929)
    Jan. 25, 2025

    Juvenal Sansó (b. 1929)

    Est: ₱50,000 - ₱65,000

    a.) In Growing Fortune signed (lower right) c.1990's acrylic on paper 4" x 5 1/2" (10 cm x 14 cm) b.) With Rooted Ardor signed (lower right) c. 1990's acrylic on paper 4" x 5 1/2" (10 cm x 14 cm)   Each piece is accompanied by a certificate issued by Fundacion Sansó confirming the authenticity of this lot

    Leon Gallery
  • Juvenal Sansó (b. 1929)
    Jan. 25, 2025

    Juvenal Sansó (b. 1929)

    Est: ₱70,000 - ₱91,000

    Coast Tide II signed (lower right) ca. 1970’s acrylic on paper 14 1/2” x 17 3/4” (37 cm x 45 cm)   Provenance The Luz Gallery Accompanied by a certificate issued by Fundacion Sansó confirming the authenticity of this lot

    Leon Gallery
  • Juvenal Sansó (b. 1929)
    Jan. 25, 2025

    Juvenal Sansó (b. 1929)

    Est: ₱50,000 - ₱65,000

    With Surging Fervor signed (lower right) ca. 2000’s 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) - 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
  • Two Ceramic Plates
    Jul. 27, 2024

    Two Ceramic Plates

    Est: ₱100,000 - ₱130,000

    Juvenal Sansó (b. 1929) a.) Untitled unsigned handpainted ceramic plate D: 8 3/4" (22 cm) Cesar Legaspi (1917 - 1994) b.) Untitled signed and dated 1976 (upper) handpainted ceramic plate D: 10" (25 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
  • Framed Notecard Based on Juvenal Sansó's Artwork issued by Fundacion Sanso
    Apr. 20, 2024

    Framed Notecard Based on Juvenal Sansó's Artwork issued by Fundacion Sanso

    Est: ₱5,000 - ₱6,500

    autographed by Juvenal Sansó (lower right) commercial printing on paper board stock 3 1/2" x 5 1/2" (9 cm x 13 cm)

    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
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