Sanso: Unexpected by Juvenal Sanso

In celebration of Presidential Medal of Merit Awardee Juvenal Sanso’s 92^nd birthday, Galerie Francesca at the Festival Mall presents SANSO: UNEXPECTED comprising a rare collection of 33 works by the master artist.

Juvenal Sanso is known mostly for his floral works and his Brittany series.  But real connoisseurs know that the creativity of the master artist cannot be bound by the market forces which focused only on these two subjects that are most familiar to the public.  In his 70 years as an artist, Sanso has explored not only a variety of themes, but a variety of art forms as well.  He not only painted but also excelled in printmaking, opera set and costume design, textile design, cliché verre, and even acted in several plays.

Aiming to educate the public, Galerie Francesca, with research support and authentication from Fundacion Sanso, presents 33 works from six of the seven decades of Sanso’s illustrious career.  These works are from Sanso’s personal collection which he only entrusted before to museums, and to collectors who understood and appreciated his artistry deeply.  As such, they are a revelation to many who have grown familiar only to his floral and Brittany series, hence the title Sanso: Unexpected. 

Highlights of this exhibition include dated works from 1963, a textile design from the 1960’s, a singular and very rare cityscape, dated works from the 1970’s, a waterfall painting and a large and important reverse series painting that bridges his reverse painting to his Brittany series from the 1980’s, two works on paper from the 1980’s which combine his floral series and his Brittany series, and three canvas paintings from his Moderno and Abstract series done in the 2000’s.

The importance of this exhibition cannot be understated as these subjects enrich and deepen the public’s understanding of the breadth of Juvenal Sanso’s body of work.  Sanso: Unexpected runs from November to December 19, 2021. Presented by Galerie Francesca, the exhibit is located at the 2nd Level Expansion Wing, Civic Drive, Festival SuperMall, Alabang Muntinlupa City. For inquiries, please call 09055285652 / 09178461455, or email us at info@galeriefrancesca.com.