Fernando Amorsolo y Cueto. 1892-1972.
A written certificate of authenticity by Sylvia Amorsolo-Lazo, the artist's daughter, accompanies each work.
Paintings
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El Ciego (The Blind Man). 1929. Oil on canvas. 30x 24 (frame 38 1/4 x 31 3/4). Signed and dated, lower right. Original hand-carved frame. This painting comes with a certificate of authenticity from Sylvia Amorsolo-Lazo, the artist's daughter and studio assistant. Provenance: Purchased from the artist by Captain Samuel J. Wilson USN, thence to his son, William P. Wilson, thence to his heirs. This work has a unique provenance, as it was commissioned by a naval intelligence officer who helped in the liberation of Manila during World War II. The work is extremely important and rare. Price upon request.
Lavendera. 1936. Oil on panel. 15 1/2 x 12 1/2 (replacement fold leaf frame 21 x 18). Professionally restored 2-inch vertical crack, lower center. Signed 'F Amorsolo' and indistinctly dated, lower right. This painting comes with a certificate of authenticity from Sylvia Amorsolo-Lazo, the artist's daughter and studio assistant. Price upon request.
Sunset: Return of the Fishermen. 1939. Oil on canvas. 18 x 26. Signed and dated, lower right. Original hand-carved frame made in the Philippines. Provenance: acquired from Amersolo who had painted it at his Manila studio. This stunning work was painted at during the artist's prime period. Price upon request.
Lavendera (Bather). 1957. Oil on canvas. 20" x 16. Signed and dated, lower right. Original white and gold wood frame.
Amorsolo's bathers represent the epitome of Philippine beauty. The wet drapery on this young woman is both revealing and sensuous. The flower is symbolic of the woman herself. Price upon request.
Provenance: heir of Ann Curtis Taylor, who purchased the painting directly from Amorsolo.
Amorsolo Watercolor.
Provenance: the estate of Theodore Flynn Ayres, who lived in the Philippines, and left them to an Episcopal Church in Florida. I am offering them on behalf of the Church.
Fishnets. 1948. Watercolor. 5 1/2 x 8 1/4. Signed and dated, lower left. Pristine condition. $9,000.
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.
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