拍品 619
  • 619

Fernando Cueto Amorsolo

估價
280,000 - 380,000 HKD
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描述

  • Fernando Cueto Amorsolo
  • Manila At Night
  • SIGNED, INSCRIBED ORIGINAL AND DATED MANILA 1941 LOWER RIGHT
  • OIL ON CANVAS

  • 76 BY 111.5 CM.; 29 3/4 BY 43 3/4 IN.

Condition

This work is in good condition overall. There is a slight undulation to the canvas on the lower register. There are areas of minor soft craquelure on the surface of the painting and a minuscule spot of paint loss located 34 cm (13 ¼ in.) from the middle right and 30 cm (11 ¾ in.) from the bottom right. Otherwise the paint layers are stable and well-preserved. Ultraviolet light examination reveals that there are minor indications of retouching scattered on several areas, mostly in the darker backgrounds (such as the soil), the middle (the area surrounding the head and feet of the mother and child figure) and middle right (beneath the brim of the man's hat), which are apparent only with ultraviolet light . Framed.
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拍品資料及來源

Manila at Night stands apart from the artist's more prolific compositions.  Deviating from the usual theme of sun-drenched sceneries, the present work is dramatic in its play of shadow and light. Against the twilight sky, figures are huddled by the fire. In the center of the picture plane stands a woman protectively carrying her sleeping child.  Although her back faces the viewer, she is undoubtedly the painting's focal point, being the only brightly-illuminated figure. Contrasting beautifully with the shadows around it, the flaming orange scarf on her head echoes the hue of the waning sunlight.  It is interesting to note that this work, dated 1941, was executed during World War II, when the Pacific War extended to the Philippines. By depicting the strength of women in their simple but courageous role as nurturer and caregiver, as he did in Maid of Bataan, 1942, it appears that amid the darkness of war, for Amorsolo, a glimmer of hope remains.