FOR its first auction in 2022, Salcedo Auctions presents Important Philippine Art & Furniture, including Tribal & Ethnographic Art scheduled on March 12 at 2 p.m. live at Salcedo’s NEX Tower sale room and online via salcedoauctions.com.
The items for auction range from the country’s old and modern master artists and artisans to established contemporary artists. A recurring theme in National Artist Benedicto “BenCab” R. Cabrera’s artistic career, the Larawan series captures on canvas the image of the turn of the century Filipinas against modernist backdrops, situating them in the present. An untitled work dubbed as Woman with Bilao is one of few examples from what is one of the artist’s most important bodies of work alongside his iconic Sabel editions.
Conferred the title of National Artist for Visual Arts in 2003, José Joya had an immense impact on the development of the Philippine post-war art scene. The 5-by-3-foot masterpiece Festival combines linear and geometric aspects, calculated levels of overlapping transparency, and impressions of intentional movement.
A rare aparador made by the talleres of Isabelo Tampinco is also one of the highlights of the sale.
Other artworks for sale include a 1930 oil on canvas by National Artist Fernando Amorsolo, as well as works by fellow National Artists Victorio Edades, Vicente Manansala, Cesar Legaspi, Arturo Luz, J. Elizalde Navarro, Ang Kiukok, Abdulmari Imao, Federico Aguilar Alcuaz, and Larry Alcala. Also included are works by modern masters Mauro Malang Santos, Romulo Olazo, Juvenal Sansó, Nena Saguil, FB Concepcion, Lee Aguinaldo, Pacita Abad and contemporary stalwarts Justin Nuyda, Ramon Orlina, Elmer Borlongan, and Ronald Ventura.
Among the antique furniture is an Ah Tay Ilustrado Matrimonial Bed from the estate of Magalang, Pampanga’s first doctor, the eminent legislator and former mayor Dr. Andres Luciano.
Other highlights include a Bulacan Tambol Aparador, with rich patina and extravagant scale that speaks of a pampered past in a privileged setting. It is joined by a selection showcasing indigenous and ethnographic arts such as a 19th century fine pair of Bu’luls, a Boaya warrior necklace, and an exquisite Tagakaolo costume.
The Important Philippine Art & Furniture, including Tribal & Ethnographic Art auction is co-presented by Exclusive Banking Partner HSBC Premier. The auction preview is ongoing till March 11, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at NEX Tower, 6786 Ayala Avenue. For inquiries, e-mail info@salcedoauctions.com or call 09175912191. Follow @salcedoauctions on Instagram and Facebook.