That this is a key piece within Savater’s production can be seen in the fact that he returned to it in 2011, but this time reinterpreting it on a different support, aluminium, and slightly reducing its dimensions, again using oil paint although with a more defined drawing which lends the composition greater clarity.

Juan Carlos Savater’s romantic landscapes are characterised by a highly symbolist approach, with nature and figuration dominating over ethereal and deeply spiritual atmospheres, as in the case of this work.

This painting ought to be framed within a period in Savater’s art when he returned to figuration after a period marked by abstract expression. It represents a landscape with an essentially romantic atmosphere.

The solemn tumuli of this Sufi cemetery, an Islamic mystic movement with ascetic overtones, seem to rise like ghosts from the earth and merge with the grove of trees to create a spiritual and melancholic atmosphere thanks to the broken, free-flowing and sinuous brushwork. The ascending quality of the monuments accentuates the religiosity and mysticism of the work as well as the connection between earth and sky, a transition to spiritual life.