Lot 344
  • 344

HERNANDO RUIZ OCAMPO | Madonna and Child

Estimate
120,000 - 180,000 HKD
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Description

  • Hernando Ruiz Ocampo
  • Madonna and Child
  • Signed and dated 52-G; inscribed 5-2-J on the reverse
  • Oil on canvas 
  • 46 by 35 cm; 18 1/4  by 13 3/4  in.

Provenance

Gifted by the artist to the late Teodoro A. Agoncillo, Philippine art historian and professor of history at the University of the Philippines
Acquired by the previous owner from the estate of Teodoro A. Agoncillo
Sotheby's Singapore, 22 October 2006, Lot 54
Acquired from the above sale by the present owner
Private Collection, Singapore

Exhibited

Manila, Philippine Art Gallery, "First Non-Objective Art Exhibition", 12-13 December 1953

Literature

Angel G. de Jesus, Hernando Ruiz Ocampo: The Artist as Filipino, Heritage Publishing, Manila, 1979, p. 165, colourplate
Emmanuel Torres, 'The Triumph of Neo-Realism', 1991, The National Artists of Philippines, ed. Nestor Jardin, Et. al, Anvil Publishing Inc., Philippines, 1988, p. 285

Condition

This work is in good overall condition as viewed. Examination under ultraviolet light reveals no signs of restoration. Framed.
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