
Santo Antonio de Bica a Noite
A luminous nocturnal landscape rendered in ink and gouache, this work by Roberto Burle Marx captures the atmospheric essence of Santo Antonio de Bica under the cover of night. Rich, velvety darks are punctuated by expressive bursts of color and light, reflecting the artist's signature ability to merge botanical sensitivity with bold, painterly abstraction. The interplay of fluid ink lines and opaque gouache passages creates a dynamic tension between shadow and illumination, evoking the mysterious beauty of the Brazilian landscape after dark.
- Medium
- ink and gouache on paper
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Phillips
🔨 Auction Lot
Latin America
May 23, 2016
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