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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…

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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…

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Mark your calendars: March 10 is a day for ‘Important Philippine Art’

Art worth owning is a story worth telling. This, in a nutshell, is the thought behind Salcedo Auctions’ selection of "Important Philippine Art," which includes "Important Philippine Furniture, Tribal & Ethnographic Art." All these will be going under the hammer on Saturday, March 10, 2 p.m. at Three Salcedo Place.…

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Catching the bug: A Lifestyle Journey with Volkswagen’s Beetle

Picture this:  It’s a sunny Southern California weekend. Towering, evenly spaced out palm trees line suburban neighborhoods’ sidewalks and trace the outlines of coiling highways leading to the city. By the time city buildings have thinned out, the beach has already begun — boardwalk, sun, sand, waves, pastel surf boards,…

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What makes you Filipino?

awOr perhaps a better question to ask is, what makes you proud to be Filipino? The question and others like it that prompt us to reflect on our culture, heritage and national identity resurface in the days surrounding Independence Day and upcoming Buwan ng Wika celebrations in August. Our welcoming…

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