{"status":true,"msg":{"data":{"id":13661,"auction_id":12,"set_id":23,"lot_number":"665","artist":"Tomas Bernardo (1916 - 1994)","title":"Mother and Child","starting_price":80000,"signed_dated":"signed and dated 1965 (upper left)","medium":"oil on canvas","size":"40” x 30” (102 cm x 76 cm)","property":null,"coa":null,"provenance":null,"exhibited":null,"literature":null,"write_up":"Tomas Bernardo was a Bulacan-born painter trained under the artistic guidance and influence of his uncle, Teodoro Buenaventura. From 1936 to 1938, then from 1948 to 1949, Bernardo pursued higher art studies at the University of the Philippines. In 1963, Bernardo received an academic grant from the Italian government to study restoration at Rome’s famed Instituto Centrale di Ristauro. During his stay in Italy, he joined the 2nd International Extemporaneous Painting Competition held in 1964 in Bassano Romano, where he eventually landed fourth place and received a Silver cup.
Bernardo’s training in restoration proved to be an advantage when he assumed the curator’s role at the National Museum of Fine Arts and the Malacañang art collection. At the National Museum, he also produced botanical drawings under Dr. Eduardo Quisumbing, former museum director and a revered botanist. But Bernardo did not wholly abandon his passion for painting. In the 1960s, he developed a penchant for painting former Philippine presidents, national heroes, and Manila archbishops. By the time Bernardo associated himself with the Philippine Contemporary Artists Club, he had already turned to experimentation. Thus, Bernardo produced pieces that reflect classic Filipino themes, such as this Mother and Child piece from 1965.","lot_group":"PAINTING","lot_details_html":"
Tomas Bernardo (1916 - 1994) Mother and Child signed and dated 1965 (upper left) oil on canvas 40” x 30” (102 cm x 76 cm)