Fernando Amorsolo

The search for finer pursuits ends here

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.   …
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Leon Gallery unveils its “magnificent” September surprise

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…
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An Amorsolo in your home

An Amorsolo in your home

 In the Philippine art scene, very few pieces are as expensive, sought after and prized as the classics of Fernando Amorsolo — the Philippines’ first National Artist, the “Grand Old Man of Philippine Art.” While paintings of this Renaissance man are few and far in between, their beauty can now…
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Spectacular Mid-Year Auction 2016 at León Gallery

Spectacular Mid-Year Auction 2016 at León Gallery

León Gallery’s Spectacular Mid-Year Auction 2016 this June selects significant works that emphasize extremely sought-after art and artists, as well as noteworthy pieces that have added in vital Filipino identity. A number of prized pieces by renowned masters Fernando Amorsolo, Jose Joya and Ang Kiukok, as well as modern pieces by…
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Touched by a Hero

Touched by a Hero

By JOANNE RAE RAMIREZ We live in a world molded by our forebears. That we pledge allegiance to a Filipino flag, and are subjects of no foreign country, is a legacy bequeathed by those who lived and died so that we may be free men — albeit too free, sometimes.…
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