History of fernando amorsolo paintings
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Fernando Amorsolo’s Artworks: Salcedo Auctions
Fernando Amorsolo was the country’s first ever recipient of the National Artist Award in the Visual Arts. He was followed by other masters – all of them significant figures in Philippine art history such as Carlos ‘Botong’ Francisco, Victorio Edades, Vicente Manansala, J. Elizalde Navarro, and Jose Joya. As the first National Artist, he was bestowed the title “Grand Old Man of Philippine Art”. Fernando Amorsolo’s artworks are best known for their masterful lighting, which imbued his canvasses with a ‘golden’ quality, landscapes and scenes of the countryside, in particular the image of the young Filipina country lass – the “Dalagang Bukid.” Keep reading to learn more.
The Life of Fernando Amorsolo
FERNANDO AMORSOLO, Untitled (Sunday Morning Going to Town), 1942, Oil on canvas
Fernando Cueto Amorsolo was born on May 20, 1892 to Pedro Amorsolo and Bonifacia Cueto. He grew up in Daet, Camarines Norte where his father worked as a bookkeeper.
As a child, Amorsolo’s hobbies included sketching. His mother immediately recognized this talent, so she would send his artworks to her cousin, Fabian dela Rosa, a well-known painter in Manila who studied at the renowned Escuela de Bellas Artes y Dibujo (School of Fine Arts and
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Fernando Amorsolo y Cueto (b. 1892, d. 1972) was the Philippines’ first National Artist and is officially recognized as the “Grand Old Man of Philippine Art”. Renowned for his trademark luminosity and ability to render the iconic provincial Filipina, Amorsolo’s paintings usually feature scenes in glowing rural landscapes--- such as farmers ankle-deep in rice fields, women in colorful baro’t sayas sorting through mangoes, and vibrant society portraits.
In 1909, he graduated with honors from the Art School of the Liceo De Manila, then enrolled in the UP Diliman College of Fine Arts at the tender age of seventeen where he was mentored by his uncle and prominent Philippine painter, Fabian de la Rosa. In 1916, he graduated with honors and was granted a sponsorship by Spanish businessman Enrique Zóbel de Ayala to study at the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando in Madrid, Spain. Returning to Manila, he produced myriad paintings from the 1920s to 1930s. He taught at his alma mater (UPDCFA) and served as Director of the school’s art department between 1938 to 1952. He received multiple accolades including a UNESCO Gold Medal of Recognition, a Rizal-Pro Patria Award fro
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Fernando Cueto Amorsolo (1892 – 1972)
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