Lot Essay
Paisaje de Macuto (1941) portrays the impressionistic approach that was of interest to Armando Reverón. The soft and quick brush-strokes, the presence of light and the pastel colors all indicate the artist's fondness of this era of art. As Juan Manuel Bonet states in his essay, 'Reverón very much admired painters such as Degas, Martin, Sisley, Cézzane, etc., he spent many hours studying the master paintings of the Louvre and Luxumbourg museum.' (1)
In 1921, Reverón retired to the quiet life on the beach of Macuto in the Carribean. It was here that he incorporated his love of Impressionism with his more personal feelings and surroundings, eventually leading him to the Periodo Blanco (The White Period) where the painting lacked color symbolizing purity. The artist, who believed that in painting barefoot, the earth would give him strength to creates his masterpieces, pays homage to the beach, where he lived, in this painting.
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1. Madrid, Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Palacio de Valázquez, Armando Reverón, 1889-1954, Mar. 3, - Apr. 19, 1992, Essay by Juan Manuel Bonet, 'Reverón En Su Luz', p. 39-53
In 1921, Reverón retired to the quiet life on the beach of Macuto in the Carribean. It was here that he incorporated his love of Impressionism with his more personal feelings and surroundings, eventually leading him to the Periodo Blanco (The White Period) where the painting lacked color symbolizing purity. The artist, who believed that in painting barefoot, the earth would give him strength to creates his masterpieces, pays homage to the beach, where he lived, in this painting.
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1. Madrid, Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Palacio de Valázquez, Armando Reverón, 1889-1954, Mar. 3, - Apr. 19, 1992, Essay by Juan Manuel Bonet, 'Reverón En Su Luz', p. 39-53