End of story.A few years ago, I came across another superb Fabian de la Rosa, a large painting of “Planting Rice” which traced its provenance to the estate of the Spanish mestizo patriarch of a rich shipping family. al.. Far less aggravation except for the stratospheric prices!question,i knwo someone who is been selling paintings by some of the national artists u have mentioned, how do i know that the one they are selling are authentic, they say it comes with an authentication papers.Now you’ve got me confused.
Artist: Fabian de la Rosa (Filipino, 1869–1937) Title: Women working in a rice field, 1902–1902 Medium: Oil on Canvas Size: 65 x 96 cm.
Well, we all know what happened to the art restorer after that. For me, it was totally forlorn and out of context there — a masterpiece among hundreds of other masterpieces in the Chinoy Croesus’ palace — nowhere as beautiful, shining like a star, as it had been in its original and intended location — the airy and commodious “sala” of the Art Deco doctor’s mansion in Pariancillo, Malolos, Bulacan.Over dinner, close friends related, in hush-hush tones, the story of the painting’s acquisition. Filipino landscape with Nipa hut. He told me this when I asked him why he stopped drawing when he was so good at it.Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: There is a copy that hangs with other portraits of the other Regents of the Medical School of UP.When Lolo was in Ateneo around the turn of the century, Fabian de la Rosa taught drawing there. One of the most outstanding painter the Philippines has ever produced... Fabian de la Rosa. Millions of pesosIt takes years and years of observation and familiarity with original works and empirical scientific knowledge to determine genuine paintings by the old masters. They’re good at belated recognitions.
I ‘d love to go and visit the places that have his works as the family doesn’t own a single piece of his work. in the sala of his house i pinaglabanan, were displayed 2 huge de larosa, and two huge amorsolos of rice planting painted from his nhouse at the top of the hill at pinaglabanan, as well as one of the rizal on capiz shelll is with my cousin; i have the other capiz painting.The rich Spanish shipping family that owns the “Planting Rice” by Fabian dela Rosa and the Jose Rizal’s pair of oil landscapes on madre perla shells must be the Fernandez family of old “Compania Maritima” their Matriarch Petra Leyba is a relative of the Mother of our National Hero Jose Rizal he used to stay in their house together with the sisters in their house in Binondo Dona Petra Leyba’s sister the very rich Dona Concepcion Leyba Martinez married Don Luis Martinez y Beaumont she owned vast tracks of land in the most prime locations in Manila like the Aristocrat Restaurant in Roxas Blvd, Buildings in Avenida Rizal.There will be an original Fabian De la Rosa auctioned at the upcoming Christie’s sale on November 29th in Sinapore.I am not sure if Eulogio Lopez is a popular portraitist what i know then central bank governor Jaime Laya bought two portraits by Eulogio Lopez for the Central Bank Art Collection Portrait of Joaquin Santiago, Circa 1913 and Portrait of Juana Dilag, 1890Thank you for the reply. Email This BlogThis! Auction Closed. De la Rosa’s style has never changed despite his exposure to Europe.In 1937, De la Rosa’s ever faithful wife, Gorgonio, died of cancer.
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Sadness seemed to follow the old master. He was uncle and mentor to the Philippines' national artist in painting, Fernando Amorsolo, and to his brother Pablo. However, apart from the enormous restoration fee, he required something else from the family: he would only restore it if the family agreed to sell the “Kundiman” painting by Fabian de la Rosa to him. , 2 time mayor of manila.
Description: FABIAN DE LA ROSA (The Philippines 1869-1937) Ub Recuerdo De La Villa Borghese (A Rememberance Of The Villa Borghese) signed, dated and inscribed 'F.
For me, it was the soul of that house, more than the Amorsolo ceiling opus.Several years later, in a crazy turn of events, I was admiring, albeit sadly, the very same “Kundiman” by Fabian de la Rosa in the entrance hall, hung with wallfuls of beautiful prewar Fernando Amorsolos, of an ubercollector friend’s Forbes Park house, where it hung by itself on a small section of wall beside the entrance to the dining room. Posted by Unknown at 23:28.
Particularly noted for being an outstanding painter of womens portraits, alongside Juan Luna and his nephews, Pablo and Fernando Amorsolo.