Fernando Amorsolo y Cueto. 1892-1972.
A written certificate of authenticity by Sylvia Amorsolo-Lazo, the artist's daughter, accompanies the watercolor
Fishnets. 1948. Watercolor. 5 1/2 x 8 1/4. Signed and dated, lower left. Pristine condition. $9,000.
Provenance: the estate of Theodore Flynn Ayres, who lived in the Philippines, and left the watercolor to an Episcopal Church in Florida. I am offering it on behalf of the Church.
According to Sylvia Amorsolo-Lazo, "This watercolor is a study of a fishing boat called 'salambaw', floating along the river of Parañaque. The boat is made of bamboos with a nipa shelter (shed) and long poles supporting the fishnets. Amorsolo watercolors are very rare.
According to Sylvia Amorsolo-Lazo, "The artist usually made studies of his subjects by making pencil sketches or watercolors like this one. It is then painted in oil to a bigger size upon the approval of the client, with or without alterations." Amorsolo watercolors are very rare.
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