
Calle del puerto
1942
A sun-drenched street scene rendered in Reverón's characteristic bleached palette, where the intense Caribbean light of Venezuela dissolves form and shadow into an almost luminous haze. The architecture of the port town emerges and recedes through layered brushwork, capturing the overwhelming brilliance of the tropical midday sun that defined the artist's singular obsession. The composition balances structure and dissolution, reflecting Reverón's lifelong dialogue between the visible world and the blinding, transcendent power of light.
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Phillips
🔨 Auction Lot
20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale, Morning Session
May 16, 2018
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