{"status":true,"msg":{"data":{"id":58403,"auction_id":121,"set_id":155,"lot_number":"38","artist":"Rafael Arenas, Barcelona","title":null,"starting_price":120000,"signed_dated":null,"medium":"Carte de Visite (CDV)","size":"2 1/2\" x 3 1/2\" (6 cm x 9 cm)","property":"PROPERTY OF A DISTINGUISHED LADY","coa":null,"provenance":null,"exhibited":null,"literature":null,"write_up":"The image is a classic carte-de-visite (CDV), and mounted on thin card. This style was common for exchangeable portraits in the 1880s and 1890s. The photograph's warm sepia tones indicate its age and original photographic method. The lightweight cardboard mount, now slightly worn and discolored as expected for a fragile historical item, surrounds the photo. <br /> <br />The scene depicts an intimate yet formally arranged group portrait believed to have been taken in Paris around 1889, during Rizal's visit to the Universal Exposition. He was drawn to the welcoming home of the Pardo de Taveras, where his close friend Juan Luna lived. On 21 September 1889, Rizal wrote to his family, describing his social life there: “We Filipinos gather four times a week and we sing the kundiman, enjoy sotanghon, adobo, etc. On Wednesdays at Doña Tula, Thursdays at Félix Resurrección Hidalgo's, Fridays at Madame Boustead's, Saturdays at Luna's, and Sundays at Doña Juliana's.” <br /> <br />This photo was likely taken at the residence of the renowned Filipino painter Juan Luna and his family. The setting features elaborate Victorian décor, including heavy, patterned tapestries and ornate furniture, reflecting the affluent, artistic, and intellectual environment of the ilustrado expatriates. <br /> <br />The subjects are arranged in a carefully curated family tableau. Dr. Baldomero Roxas is prominently seated on a fringed armchair, with ilustrados Gregorio Aguilera and Lauro Dimayuga standing beside him. On the floor at the front center is the national hero Dr. José Rizal, captured in a rare, relaxed moment alongside the renowned painter Juan Luna. On the sofa, Paz Pardo de Tavera, Juan Luna’s wife, sits with her eldest son, Andrés, along with an unidentified woman. <br /> <br />The backmark of this photo identifies the studio as that of the Barcelona-based Rafael Arenas, himself a well-known royal photographer and a member of the French Photographic Society. His studio often produced exchangeable carte-de-visite photographs suitable for commercial reproduction and mailing. This compelling photograph captures the close social and intellectual circle of Filipino reformists in Paris, including artists, writers, and thinkers who played a key role in shaping early Filipino consciousness while living in exile. This rare image documents the influential ilustrados—through their art, writing, and advocacy—and is a significant addition to collections focused on Philippine ilustrado history, Juan Luna, or José Rizal.","lot_group":"OBJET D' ARTS","lot_details_html":null,"alias":null,"hp":450000,"bp":0.2016,"isWithdrawn":0,"accounting_hp":450000,"userBid":null,"isPaid":0,"userId":22,"lot_status":"SOLD","isDone":1,"bid_history_id":null,"reserve_price":0,"hammer_price":540720,"fav":0},"image":[{"id":63658,"img_url":"https://leongallery.sgp1.digitaloceanspaces.com/v2/auction/121/155/lot/38.jpg","isFeatured":1},{"id":63864,"img_url":"https://leongallery.sgp1.digitaloceanspaces.com/v2/auction/121/155/lot/38a.jpg","isFeatured":0}]},"increment":[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":37,"next":39,"count_bid":0,"bid_history":[],"tokenExpired":1}