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Armando Reverón — Calle del puerto
Armando Reverón

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

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20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale, Morning Session

May 16, 2018

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Armando Reverón, 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
Year
1942
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Venezuelan Artist, Warm Earth Tones, Tropical Light, Male Artist, Expressionism, Early 20th Century, Street Scene, Atmospheric Mood, Post-Impressionism, Urban Landscape, Modern Master, Oil on Canvas

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