This piece is accompanied by a certificate issued by Fundacion Sansó confirming the authenticity of this lot

ABOUT THE WORK

This work by Juvenal Sansó is surprisingly polychromatic, adding a dimension of complexity. Sansó’s best-known works are densely detailed depictions of nature, which include rock forms, flora, seacoasts and riverbanks, bushes, lichen, and fish traps or baklad. First trained under Alejandro Celis, his father thought that such artistic training would help Juvenal when he takes over the wrought iron family business. However, Juvenal realized that his true vocation was not in wrought iron but in painting. He persuaded his father to enroll him at the UP School of Fine Arts, where he studied under such professors as Fernando Amorsolo, Dominador Castaneda and Irineo Miranda.