{"status":true,"msg":{"data":{"id":1737,"auction_id":3,"set_id":4,"lot_number":"47","artist":"Pacita Abad (1946 - 2004)","title":"Beata","starting_price":700000,"signed_dated":"signed and dated 1982 (lower right)","medium":"oil on canvas","size":"36\" x 24\" (91 cm x 61 cm)","property":null,"coa":null,"provenance":null,"exhibited":"Cultural Center of the Philippines Small Gallery, Paintings of People and Landscapes of Batanes, Curated by Ray Albano, Manila, February 22 - March 17, 1985","literature":"Fanega, Buddy. \"A deeply personal, expressionist style.\" The Economic Monitor. May 1, 1985. Accessed online at https:// pacitaabad.com/usr/documents/press/download_url/163/galleryhopping-may-1985-by-buddy-fanega.pdf","write_up":"Painted in 1982, this oil on canvas work by Pacita Abad is among the rare portraits done by Abad. Titled Beata, the piece was painted at the ancestral home of Abad’s late grandfather, the former Gov. Bernardo Barsana in their home province of Batanes. The work itself features the late Segundina Senna Vasol, a native of Ivana, Batanes, as her muse. She is depicted smoking a cigar and wearing the ‘vakul,’ the traditional straw headgear worn by Ivatan women, particularly farmers, to protect them from the rain and sun.
\n\nEventually, Beata would become Abad’s centerpiece for her seminal solo exhibition titled “Scenes from Batanes” which was mounted at the Cultural Center of the Philippines and curated by Ray Albano. Exhibited at the CCP’s Small Gallery, “Scenes from Batanes” was Abad’s seventeenth solo exhibition that proved to be a unique experience as the works featured would come to be some of the only landscape and portraiture works by the artist.
In the exhibit, viewers are transported into the lush home island of Abad; an experience that, during the time, was rare even for Filipinos. The paintings, which feature the huts, sceneries, and people of Batanes, don’t only allow audiences to view and imagine the day-to-day life of the island locals, but also contain within them a psychological aspect. One that hints towards the inner workings of Abad’s subjects. Such an approach effectively humanizes Abad’s elements, elevating them to something beyond merely figures on a canvas.
\n\nDuring her active years, Abad spent a majority of her time learning and adopting various artistic traditions from all over the world. She then utilized these techniques not only as a way of improving upon her works, but as a medium for creating works that are truly diverse and global. This unique approach earned Pacita acclaim and recognition throughout the world as her practice sought to bring together previously isolated and distant cultures. (J.D.)","lot_group":"PAINTING","lot_details_html":"
Pacita Abad (1946 - 2004) Beata signed and dated 1982 (lower right) oil on canvas 36\" x 24\" (91 cm x 61 cm)