On a wet night on 26 January 2024, while walking the streets of São Paulo downtown area next to Rua Guayanases, Marcello Tomazelli was taken by surprise when he looked at the contents of a push-cart parked at the curb. He couldn't believe his own eyes when he spotted a canvas mounted on a frame which took him to an instant trip to 32 years before. He recognized that picture for he was next to Jaime Ponciano, its author, in 1992 when he was composing it. The canvas was eventually sold to an undisclosed customer and that's where the mystery starts. Who owned it during these past 32 years or what happened to him or her is a veiled puzzle.
'Venus, Sol, Urano', a canvas painted by Jaime Ponciano in 1992.
back of canvas with Ponciano's signature.
Luiz Amorim poses in front of Jaime Ponciano's 1992 canvas, rescued by Marcello Tomazelli on 26 January 2024.
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