Process and memory — a woman of spirited exploration, Nena Sagui lhas never been beholden to any school or style, which is precisely why her art has always been full of surprises. Painting for her is not only driven by memory but also by a desire to communicate the pathos of her life. Saguil reputedly lived in extremely Spartan conditions in the city which she adopted, Paris. Having not found her language with spheres and orbs yet (this painting is from 1954) her art which is both spiritual and transcendental, has gradually turned its back on the figurative and seems to channel early Kandinsky here.
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Nena Saguil 1914-1994
Untitled
signed and dated 1954 (lower right)
oil on canvas
16”x 10 1/4” (41 cm x 26 cm)
SOLD: PHP 1,051,200
Provenance: Acquired directly from the artist