See how much you’d have to shell out for pieces by Philippine National Artists.
Leon Gallery, helmed by its founder and director Jaime Ponce de Leon, held its “Spectacular Mid-Year Auction” last June 11. During the weekend of Independence Day and the announcement of eight new National Artists, the afternoon made records in the Philippines art world.
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The event’s highlights include Carlos V. Francisco’s (Botong Francisco) Moriones Festival (1966) painting that sold for P35,040,000. De Leon told ANCx that it’s the third-highest painting sold for a Botong piece at auction.
With a one-go bid of P23 million, the Victorio Edades’ painting Poinsettia Girl set a record for Filipino National artists.
Leon Auctions is one of publication Blouin Art’s 250 Best Auction Houses Worldwide. Here are ten other pieces by Jose Joya, Fernando Amorsolo, Arturo Luz, and Juvenal Sanso sold in the concluded mid-year art auction.
Clout Burst by Jose Joya
Sold for: P5,139,200
Lady in Red (Portrait of Mable Reese Robertson) by Fernando Amorsolo
Sold for: P1,168,000
Tryst 83 by Lao Lianben
Sold for: P8,176,000
Mont-Saint-Michel by Oscar Zalameda
Sold for: P1,051,200
Sacred Mountain by Arturo Luz
Sold for: P2,569,600
Flourishing Growth by Ramon Orlina
Sold for: P1,518,400
Dark Plant by Ang Kiukok
Sold for: P1,600,000
Still Life with Rose and Apples by Frederico Aguilar Alcuaz
Sold for: P1,868,800
Dusk Flower by Juvenal Sanso
Sold for: P1,985,600
Different Tunes by Emmanuel Garibay
Sold for: P1,635,200
Images from leon-gallery.com
