{"status":true,"msg":{"data":{"id":14094,"auction_id":12,"set_id":23,"lot_number":"1091","artist":"Benedicto Cabrera (b. 1942)","title":"9 Nudes","starting_price":300000,"signed_dated":"signed and dated 1983 (lower right/left)","medium":"ink on paper","size":"10” x 15” (25 cm x 38 cm) (vice versa) each","property":null,"coa":null,"provenance":"Private Collection, USA","exhibited":null,"literature":null,"write_up":"This set of nude sketches, for instance, shows his artistic sensibilities in rendering the female form. Here, BenCab presents us not an over-idealization of the nude nor the heavy stylization of the subjects’ physical structure but hints at realistic contours and features. His nude works are part of his oeuvre celebrated and collected by various patrons of the arts, as these show his unparalleled draftsmanship in depicting his subjects both in pose and movement. Cabrera’s unique and personal creations exude a documentary-like quality to them in terms of their perceived sincerity and candor. By doing so, Cabrera successfully captures the verve and reality of the Filipino spirit by moving away from locating it as an essence of the soul but finding it through the lived experiences of the individual and the community.
Benedicto Cabrera is considered as one of the National Artists for Visual Arts in the Philippines who champions contemporary Philippine art. Throughout BenCab’s career that has been spanning for around fifty years and counting, one can see that he aims to leave a lasting and meaningful legacy","lot_group":"PAINTING","lot_details_html":"
Benedicto Cabrera (b. 1942) 9 Nudes signed and dated 1983 (lower right/left) ink on paper 10” x 15” (25 cm x 38 cm) (vice versa) each