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Celebrated figurative abstractionist artists pay homage to the masters

Alex Ordoyo, Domeng Sinulid, Herbert Pajarito and other featured artists of Galerie Francesca’s “Ode to the Masters,” ongoing until July 30, draw inspiration from the esteemed masters such as National Artists Vicente Manansala, Ang Kiukok and Arturo Luz, among others. Galerie Francesca presents “Ode to the Masters,” a group show…

Are art auctions pandemic-proof?

Salcedo Auctions’ experience during the past three years seem to affirm that they are. One of the country’s leading auction houses has not only managed to survive the pandemic’s disruptions. Thanks to its highly developed digital infrastructure, it even continues to thrive, as it holds a series of sold-out auctions…

Salcedo Auctions features works of 13 National Artists in latest auction

Now on its eighth edition, Salcedo Auctions’ “The Well-Appointed Life” offers serious collectors artworks by such celebrated artists as Manansala, Ang Kiukok, BenCab and Amorsolo. It also features antique furniture pieces, the largest Zalameda ever to be auctioned off, as well as Fernando Zobel’s first painting. For arts and antiques…

The search for finer pursuits ends here

Salcedo Auctions launches its mid-year auction, a live and online event, on June 25. Dubbed as Finer Pursuits: Important Philippine & Rare Collectibles, it will auction off a little over 100 pieces, including rare works by Filipino masters, vintage furniture pieces, fine bone china and a rare Rolex Cosmograph Daytona. …

Premier auction house launches biggest annual auction

With “worlds we create” as its theme, this year's much awaited “Well-Appointed Life” auction of 130 Philippine artworks, including a Hidalgo, Joya, BenCab and Alcuaz, and 200 connoisseur-level objects is not only a portal to the past, but also a doorway to a whimsical future. It also aims to spark…

León Gallery caps off unprecedented year with “The Kingly Treasures Auction 2020”

Despite the many unparalleled challenges that confronted the world this year, including the art scene, León Gallery ends the year on a high note, as it stages “The Kingly Treasures Auction 2020.” Slated on November 28 at Eurovilla 1 (Legazpi corner Rufino Streets, Legazpi Village, Makati), starting 2 p.m., the…

Leon Gallery unveils its “magnificent” September surprise

By Alex Y. Vergara Simply dubbed as “The Magnificent September Auction 2020,” Leon Gallery’s upcoming big event scheduled on September 19, 2 p.m., with previews from September 12 to 18, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., is noteworthy for a number of reasons. For one, says gallery director Jaime Ponce de…

The Leon Gallery and Asian Cultural Council Philippines team up for ACC Auction on Feb. 22

For its 20th anniversary, the Asian Cultural Council Philippines (ACCP) Foundation has teamed up with the Leon Gallery for its upcoming ACC Art Auction on Feb. 22, 2020 at the Leon Gallery. An important endeavor that solidly bonds ACCP and Jaime De Leon of the premier auction house Leon Gallery, the…

Salcedo Auctions finds another well-appointed masterpiece

By Bryle B. Suralta By now, Salcedo Auctions has been known to challenge the Philippines’ own historians and art connoisseurs with each new discovery. Whether it’s the record-setting boceto for the “Spolarium” by Juan Luna y Novicio last year or the two Lunas (“The Death of Cleopatra” boceto and “The…

The fine things you can accomplish with the gavel&block ‘benefit’ auction

By Jose Paolo S. dela Cruz The pieces are displayed, the initial bidding prices are set, and the bidders battle it out until one emerges as the victorious owner of a coveted piece – such is the story of an auction. And while auctions are definitely fun to watch, they…