{"status":true,"msg":{"data":{"id":22339,"auction_id":25,"set_id":44,"lot_number":"80","artist":"Fernando Zóbel (1924 - 1984)","title":"Untitled","starting_price":5000000,"signed_dated":"signed (lower left) \nca 1970","medium":"oil on canvas","size":"24” x 24” (61 cm x 61 cm)","property":null,"coa":"Leon Gallery wishes to thank Doña Georgina Padilla Zóbel for \ngraciously confirming the authenticity of this lot","provenance":null,"exhibited":null,"literature":null,"write_up":"Fernando Zóbel’s oeuvre is characterized by a visual progression resulting from stylistic\nevolutions out of the mastery and control of materials and techniques as well as creative and\nintellectual pursuits throughout his artistic career. A witness of major art movements that were\noccurring in the country, the U.S., and in Spain, Zóbel contributed immensely to Philippine\nabstraction with his signature distillation or “paring down” creative process that seemingly\npreempted the use of Minimalism in the country. This particular piece showcases Zóbel’s control\nover his canvas through his seemingly perfect placement of form, gesture, and space.
\nThis process of removing distractions to produce subdued, minimal and contemplative\nmasterpieces was influenced by the Spanish modern art movement. Toward the seventies and\neighties, nature became the main axis of Zóbel’s series of works. Drawn and influenced by his\nenvironment, the charming landscapes and waters in Cuenca became his subjects in numerous\npaintings, drawings, and photographs.","lot_group":"PAINTING","lot_details_html":"
Fernando Zóbel (1924 - 1984) Untitled signed (lower left) ca 1970 oil on canvas 24” x 24” (61 cm x 61 cm)