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Armando Reverón — Desnudo
Armando Reverón

Desnudo

A luminous nude figure emerges from a hazy, sun-drenched atmosphere in this work by Venezuelan master Armando Reverón, rendered in oil and tempera on the rough, tactile surface of burlap. The coarse weave of the fabric becomes an active element of the composition, lending a raw, organic texture that dissolves the figure into the surrounding light. Reverón's signature bleached palette evokes the intense tropical heat of his coastal Venezuelan retreat, blurring the boundaries between the human form and the radiant, almost blinding environment that envelops it.

Medium
oil and tempera on burlap

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Latin America

May 26, 2015

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Armando Reverón, Desnudo

A luminous nude figure emerges from a hazy, sun-drenched atmosphere in this work by Venezuelan master Armando Reverón, rendered in oil and tempera on the rough, tactile surface of burlap. The coarse weave of the fabric becomes an active element of the composition, lending a raw, organic texture that dissolves the figure into the surrounding light. Reverón's signature bleached palette evokes the intense tropical heat of his coastal Venezuelan retreat, blurring the boundaries between the human form and the radiant, almost blinding environment that envelops it.

Medium
oil and tempera on burlap
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Venezuelan Artist, Figurative Painting, Burlap Support, Warm Earth Tones, Oil And Tempera, Male Artist, Intimist Mood, Early 20th Century, Nude Subject, Latin American Modernism, Female Nude, Intimate Mood, Post-Impressionism, Figurative Art, Modernism, Nude, Latin American Art, Modern Master, Warm Tones

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