Leandro Olano - La Mirada de Argos





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Leandro Olano, La Mirada de Argos, acrylic on canvas, 50.5 × 30.5 cm, original edition, 2026, hand-signed with certificate of authenticity, a portrait in blue and green tones.
Description from the seller
Argos’ Gaze
In Greek mythology, Argos Panoptes was a giant with a hundred eyes, so vigilant that he never slept completely: always some eye remained awake, guarding. At his death, Hera transferred those eyes to the tail of the peacock, the bird which since then bears the motif of eternal gaze.
This piece takes up the myth literally: two peacock heads — one on the crown, another crossing the face — frame a female figure from whom only one eye emerges. Between the birds and her, a triad of gazes closes in, sustaining the whole composition, resolved in dense blues and greens, with a loose, textured brushwork on the plumage that contrasts with the more delicate treatment of the face. The pearl earring is a discreet nod to the tradition of the classical portrait, here interrupted by the intrusion of the animal and the symbolic.
Work by Leandro Olano, entirely handmade.
Technique: Acrylic on canvas
Dimensions: 50.5 x 30.5 cm
Authorial credit: 100% handmade
Certificate: A certificate of authenticity is provided
Shipping: Unframed, shipped in a professional transport tube for maximum protection
This listing contains AI renderings. Please refer to the original photographs to assess the actual condition of the object.”} }/
Seller's Story
Argos’ Gaze
In Greek mythology, Argos Panoptes was a giant with a hundred eyes, so vigilant that he never slept completely: always some eye remained awake, guarding. At his death, Hera transferred those eyes to the tail of the peacock, the bird which since then bears the motif of eternal gaze.
This piece takes up the myth literally: two peacock heads — one on the crown, another crossing the face — frame a female figure from whom only one eye emerges. Between the birds and her, a triad of gazes closes in, sustaining the whole composition, resolved in dense blues and greens, with a loose, textured brushwork on the plumage that contrasts with the more delicate treatment of the face. The pearl earring is a discreet nod to the tradition of the classical portrait, here interrupted by the intrusion of the animal and the symbolic.
Work by Leandro Olano, entirely handmade.
Technique: Acrylic on canvas
Dimensions: 50.5 x 30.5 cm
Authorial credit: 100% handmade
Certificate: A certificate of authenticity is provided
Shipping: Unframed, shipped in a professional transport tube for maximum protection
This listing contains AI renderings. Please refer to the original photographs to assess the actual condition of the object.”} }/

