{"status":true,"msg":{"data":{"id":43559,"auction_id":89,"set_id":117,"lot_number":"352","artist":"Paco Gorospe (1939 - 2002)","title":"Early Catch","starting_price":25000,"signed_dated":"signed (lower left and verso)","medium":"oil on canvas","size":"29\" x 29\" (74 cm x 74 cm)","property":null,"coa":null,"provenance":null,"exhibited":null,"literature":null,"write_up":"Francisco \"Paco\" Gorospe exalts the Filipino in every work he creates. A part of the second generation of the Mabini Art Movement, Paco’s self-taught background flourished here where artists held their galleries and sold their pieces at the aforementioned two-kilometer street at Ermita. These artists, in their aesthetic standards that defied the conservative movement of the time, painted street scenes and human interests with a vigor that created a shockwave through the Philippine art scene.<br /><br /> In his Early Catch, Paco depicts a quaint scene of a child as he holds a fish still dangling from the fishing hook. His colors are unabashedly bright and warm, with the boy's skin a vibrant brown and the fish's scales a shocking red. On the other hand, two of his works, both entitled Vendors, depict the same subject in vastly different styles. One Vendor piece follows the simple and striking style of Early Catch (though its colors are noticeably flatter and more minimalist in details) while the other fashions a dramatic, faceless interpretation of the sellers.<br /><br /> “Paco was a spontaneous, dedicated fast learner, able to control his colors and break conventional norms,” says fellow Mabini artist Roger San Miguel. “Back then, the conventional style of painting landscapes and human interest subjects was the norm and the taste of people leaned towards the traditional. We experimented with exaggerated, distorted figures and disregarded proportion.”<br /><br /> This experimentation and transformation defined Paco’s works. His control of lines, colors, and shades is a testament to his status as an artist in continuous pursuit of growth, and his illustrious career is proof of the lasting impact the Mabini Movement had in Philippine art history. (Hannah Valiente)","lot_group":"PAINTING","lot_details_html":null,"alias":null,"hp":0,"bp":0.2016,"isWithdrawn":0,"accounting_hp":0,"userBid":5930,"isPaid":0,"userId":22,"lot_status":"UNSOLD","isDone":1,"bid_history_id":null,"reserve_price":null,"hammer_price":0,"fav":0},"image":[{"id":42365,"img_url":"https://leongallery.sgp1.digitaloceanspaces.com/v2/auction/89/117/lot/352.jpg","isFeatured":1}]},"increment":[25000,30000,35000,40000,45000,50000,55000,60000,70000,80000,90000,100000,110000,120000,130000,140000,150000,160000,170000,180000,190000,200000,220000,240000,260000,280000,300000,320000,340000,360000,380000,400000,450000,500000,550000,600000,650000,700000,750000,800000,900000,1000000,1100000,1200000,1300000,1400000,1500000,1600000,1700000,1800000,1900000,2000000,2200000,2400000,2600000,2800000,3000000,3200000,3400000,3600000,3800000,4000000,4200000,4400000,4600000,4800000,5000000,5500000,6000000,6500000,7000000,7500000,8000000,8500000,9000000,9500000,10000000,11000000,12000000,13000000,14000000,15000000,16000000,17000000,18000000,19000000,20000000],"prev":351,"next":353,"count_bid":0,"bid_history":[],"tokenExpired":1}