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Fernando Amorsolo (Filipino, 1892-1972) Baguio Rice Fields
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23 November 2014, 13:30 HKT
Hong Kong, Six Pacific PlaceSold for HK$375,000 inc. premium
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Fernando Amorsolo (Filipino, 1892-1972)
Baguio Rice Fields
Oil on canvas, framed
Signed F Amorsolo in English and dated 1944
31.5 x 44.5cm (12¼ x 17½in).
Oil on canvas, framed
Signed F Amorsolo in English and dated 1944
31.5 x 44.5cm (12¼ x 17½in).
Footnotes
Provenance: The Lea Family, and by descent for three generations
The earliest family connections to the Philippines date to 1910 when R. Eroles moved his photography studio from Barcelona to Manila, where it remained until the 1930s. His daughter Esperanza Lea (nee Eroles) and her husband were residents of Manila, and purchased Baguio Rice Fields and Lots 1224 and 1225 from the artist between 1944 and 1948. The painting of the Baguio Rice Fields was commissioned by the Lea family and depicts the view from the family's summer home in the mountains of Baguio. The image below is a copy of the original photo that was given to Amorsolo for the commission. The family relocated to California in 1949, where the paintings have remained.
費南度・阿莫索羅 碧瑤稻田 油彩畫布 木框 一九四四年作
簽名：F Amorsolo 1944
來源：
Lea 氏家族收藏，其三代子孫繼承
Lea 氏家族和菲律賓的淵源始於1910年。那時 R.Eroles 將其攝影棚從巴塞隆納遷至馬尼拉至1930年代為止。其女 Esperanza Lee (nee Eroles) 和她夫婿均為馬尼拉居民，並於1944年和1948年間，從費南度・阿莫索羅購得〈碧瑤稻田〉以及拍品 1224 和 1225號。其中，〈碧瑤稻田〉為 Lea 氏家族特別委託藝術家所作，描繪了該家族坐落於碧瑤山間之避暑家園的美景。下方圖為當時提供給藝術家創作之翻拍照片；隨後於1949年，Lea 氏家族移居至美國加州，一直珍藏這三件作品。
As one of the most important artists in the history of Philippine painting, Fernando Amorsolo was popularly known for his craftsmanship and mastery of light. Born in Paco, Manila in 1892, he earned his degree in painting at the University of the Philippines School of Fine Arts in Manila in 1914 and was honoured as the First National Artist of the Philippines on 27 April 1972. He was offered a generous stipend to further his art education in Spain and it was in Madrid where he honed his skills and sourced major influences from the works of Diego Velázquez (1599-1660) and Joaquín Sorolla (1823-1923). Velázquez's superior brushwork, mastery of colour and painterly qualities inspired Amorsolo, while Sorolla's dexterous representation of people and landscapes using heightened sunlit colours and dramatic contrasts of light and shade of his native Spain deeply captivated him.
Despite his exposure to Western influences, Amorsolo was more drawn towards images of gentle rolling hills and verdant rice fields of the Philippines, than the cosmopolitan world of Europe. In Lot 1223 Baguio Rice Fields, Amorsolo deftly portrayed the majestic scenery with great luminosity.
Saleroom notices
The medium of this lot should read oil on board.
此作的媒材為油彩木板。