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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)