{"status":true,"msg":{"data":{"id":154,"auction_id":1,"set_id":1,"lot_number":"117","artist":"Salvador Juban (1941 - 2020)","title":"Balinese Dancer","starting_price":200000,"signed_dated":"signed and dated 1991 (lower right)","medium":"oil on canvas","size":"35” x 24” (89 cm x 61 cm)","property":"PROPERTY FROM THE DR. EDILBERTO B. BRAVO COLLECTION","coa":null,"provenance":null,"exhibited":null,"literature":null,"write_up":"Salvador “Badong” Juban is best known for being the apprentice and the “artistic son” of the National Artist and eminent muralist Carlos “Botong” Francisco. Juban, who also hailed from Angono, the distinguished “Art Capital of the Philippines,” first immersed himself in art by tracing famous komiks characters.<br /><br />Juban and Botong had their first formal encounter when the former was still a high school student. Juban, who had been influenced by Botong since childhood and would study his paintings, approached the maestro one day and showed his own works; he even asked for an autograph.<br /><br />From there, Juban would frequent Botong’s house every day. Botong would begin to mentor the young Juban by teaching him the fundamentals of drawing and painting. Juban would warmly return the favor and slowly begin assisting Botong— whom he affectionately called “ninong,” until he became his most trusted apprentice. It was a duty Juban would faithfully oblige to until the maestro succumbed to tuberculosis in 1969 at the age of 57. Botong and Juban’s most famous project was the monumental 1968 mural Filipino Struggles Throughout History, a declared National Cultural Treasure and is now displayed at the Old Senate Session Hall in the National Museum of Fine Arts.<br /><br /> But unlike his mentor, Juban had the opportunity to travel throughout Asia, visiting Japan, China, Singapore, Malaysia, and Indonesia to learn extensively about Asian art and foster a deep appreciation for it. In the work at hand, Juban depicts a beautiful Balinese dancer dressed in the traditional attire for the Legong, a traditional Balinese dance that originated as a form of royal entertainment in the 19th century. Like Botong, Juban possesses refinement in lines and colors. However, Juban deviates from his mentor’s bold and vivid colors, opting for a pastel-like palette that emphasizes delicacy and softness and evokes a calming aura.<br /><br />Juban’s other famous works include the murals Pag-Asa (1972, Philippine Orthopedic Center), Anazibu and Batangan (Batulao Clubhouse, Batangas), History of Meralco (Meralco Building), and Nymphs (Colonnade Building, Makati). Juban was president of the Angono Artists Association in 1985 and vice-president of the Art Association of the Philippines in 1992. (Adrian Maranan)","lot_group":"PAINTING","lot_details_html":null,"alias":null,"hp":300000,"bp":0.2016,"isWithdrawn":0,"accounting_hp":300000,"userBid":5930,"isPaid":0,"userId":22,"lot_status":"SOLD","isDone":1,"bid_history_id":null,"reserve_price":null,"hammer_price":360480,"fav":0},"image":[{"id":130,"img_url":"https://leongallery.sgp1.digitaloceanspaces.com/v2/auction/1/1/lot/117.jpg","isFeatured":1}]},"increment":[220000,240000,260000,280000,300000,320000,340000,360000,380000,400000,450000,500000,550000,600000,650000,700000,750000,800000,900000,1000000,1100000,1200000,1300000,1400000,1500000,1600000,1700000,1800000,1900000,2000000,2200000,2400000,2600000,2800000,3000000,3200000,3400000,3600000,3800000,4000000,4200000,4400000,4600000,4800000,5000000,5500000,6000000,6500000,7000000,7500000,8000000,8500000,9000000,9500000,10000000,11000000,12000000,13000000,14000000,15000000,16000000,17000000,18000000,19000000,20000000],"prev":116,"next":118,"count_bid":0,"bid_history":[],"tokenExpired":1}