LeÃ³n Gallery Archives

León Gallery takes its summer auction online

While Luzon is still a littles less than two weeks away from the lifting of the enhanced community quarantine, Leon Gallery offers a bit of good news to art lovers. Within the comforts of your own homes, and as long as you have a stable internet connection, you may participate…

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…

Bonifacio is ‘King’ of Leon Gallery’s Nov 30 Auction

León Gallery recently announced its year-end The Kingly Treasures Auction 2019, which will feature luxurious Philippine fine art, antiques, and furniture from the Luis Ma Araneta y Zaragoza Collection. The artworks will be auctioned off on Nov. 30, 2019, starting at 2PM at Eurovilla 1, Legaspi Street corner Rufino Street, Legazpi Village, Makati…

Leòn Gallery’s upcoming online auction features President Quezon memorabilia, pieces by Joya, Zobel, Lorenzo and more!

“Barrio Scene” by Diosdado Lorenzo Have you ever wondered what kind of furniture, plates and other household staples President Manuel L. Quezon was into? Now, with the Leòn Exchange Online Auction Edition 12 under the Leonexchange platform, you’ll find out. To be held on July 20 and 21, starting at 11:00…

Immortalizing Artists: The León Gallery Spectacular Mid-Year Auction

By David Belmonte Artists’ works speak volumes of their truest feelings. And these emotions often elude even the sharpest of minds, the most critical of critiques and the most adoring of fans. The public only sees glimpses of their inner workings—mere inklings of how they think and feel. Artists reveal…

Leon Exchange’s 11th edition set on April 13 and 14

Leon Exchange's 11th edition gives not a few people the chance to fill their lives with works of art, antiques and objects of style. All you have to do is go to www.LeonExchange.com and register to enable you to place bids on items that resonate with you. As in previous editions of…

Brilliant finds at the upcoming León Exchange online auction, July 27 and 28

Lalique crystal, Hermés ashtrays, Tiffany chargers as well as Botong Francisco drawings and Fernando Zobel watercolors are just some of the brilliant finds at León Exchange's upcoming two-day online auction on July 27 and 28, to be held on the auction house and gallery's website. The first day of the…

The Spectacular Mid-Year Auction: What you didn’t know about Rizal, Bonifacio and Del Pilar

By Jose Paolo S. dela Cruz We bid on them. We hang them on our walls. We hold on to them as prized possessions. But as we all know there is more to these great artifacts than the beauty they bring to our homes. This cannot be any more apparent…

LeÃ³n Gallery: Online auction in October

Everyone these days is going digital, including premier auction house LeÃ³n Gallery. The trusted antique and art galleryÂ successfully staged itsÂ first online auction in July of this year through their online platform aptly namedÂ Leon Exchange Online. Going digital not only meansÂ that artworks reach more aficionados from the local art scene, but…

LeÃ³n Gallery’s Two Navels: What is Filipino?

LeÃ³n Gallery's Two Navels: Deciphering the Identity of Filipino Art and Artists What makes a Filipino artist? Is it the fact that he/she is of Filipino descent, or is it the style and subject? These questions have concerned the country's artists and critics for decades. For people like Nick…