We’re delirious over the Kingly Treasures Auction 2021. Here is an absolutely thrilling overview of just some of the highlights. Please join us… etc etc
Fall in love with these ravishing watercolors of Filipino men and women — 16 in total and all signed by the master Justiniano Asuncion. Mark Wilson, designer, shares how these are magnificent works in any century, past, present or future.
Plunge into a hundred years of Fernando Amorsolo beginning with a pair of centennial landscapes which mark their 100th year this 2022 — and marvel at the pinnacle of his artistry, a magnificent Under the Mango Tree from the same sought-after period as the record-breaking…
Pre-internet sleuths, war heroes, collectors whose treasures were saved by loyal staff-members — these are just some of the enthusiastic men and women who have been fortunate to have an Amorsolo. Read on in this ANCX feature titled, “Finding Amorsolo.”
Monsoon Rains is emblematic of the naturalistic core often found in some of Joya’s abstract works.
This particular piece titled Trees perfectly captures both Napay’s technical skill and conceptual rigor. Napay’s practice often revolves around connections. Trees explores a form of connection that is not necessarily human but concerns us nonetheless.
The works of French-Vietnamese painter Le Pho feature a compelling synthesis of Asian virtuosity with influences of contemporary Western art. In quality, his paintings are characterized as finely delineated and subtle yet exuding with Oriental elegance. Le Pho succeeded in weaving Impressionism, Surrealism, and traditional…
Arturo Luz has virtually singlehandedly re-shaped and streamlined and stripped the trimmings off an errant natural penchant for the baroque, weaning us away from the over-the-top and excessive additions of the usual design aesthetics. His circus and carnival figures, imagined landscapes, temples, and cities such…
Soler Santos’ artistic practice is one that primarily explores our relationship with our surroundings. Though Santos’ style is varied and multifaceted, the very philosophy that his works operate on can be seen as a critique of our environment and how our experience primarily informs our…
In Abot Tanaw, Borlongan depicts two devotees of the Black Nazarene dressed in the traditional maroon-colored shirt attributed to the devotion and standing atop the branches of a tree. They are seemingly gazing towards the direction of the Traslación. In the Filipino sociological context, the…
Rare re-discovered watercolor portraits of Juan Luna’s children by Luna himself are on offer at the Kingly Treasures 2021!
Two exquisite highlights of the Kingly Treasures Auction 2021 represent the diverse spectrum of Philippine Art. H.R. Ocampo’s energetic and electrifying “Mutants” – A is contrasted by the quiet dignity of Anita Magsaysay-Ho’s Fish Vendors.