{"status":true,"msg":{"data":{"id":45785,"auction_id":92,"set_id":121,"lot_number":"129","artist":"Fernando Amorsolo (1892 - 1972)","title":"Seascape","starting_price":3600000,"signed_dated":"signed and dated 1957 (lower right)","medium":"oil on canvas","size":"16\" x 24\" (41 cm x 61 cm)","property":null,"coa":null,"provenance":null,"exhibited":null,"literature":null,"write_up":"Spending much time painting and doing commissions, there were also times when the maestro Fernando Amorsolo would be in a slump and need a breath of fresh air. Hence, hunting and traveling have been his favorite pastimes. He would go boating and hunting with his friends, bringing home the birds he shot to preserve and use as models in his drawings. Amorsolo also frequented the countryside, basking in the magnificent landscapes and fresh air and enriching his knowledge and perception of the townfolks’ customs and traditions. These trips and observations allowed him to create a number of works perfectly encapsulating the glorious countryside life.<br /><br /> “These frequent sojourns to the countryside afforded Papa the chance to depict the activities of the rural folk as well as their values and traditions,” Sylvia Amorsolo Lazo, the maestro’s daughter, recollected in Maestro Fernando C. Amorsolo: Recollections of the Amorsolo Family published in 2009. “On several trips to far-flung provinces, Papa would occasionally stop for several minutes, producing a quick sketch of one or two scenic views. Alternatively, he would take a picture of the scenery which he would immediately transfer to canvas as he reached his studio,” she added.<br /><br /> Although most known for his idyllic rural scenes, Fernando Amorsolo did a lot of portraits, pencil sketches and studies, and astonishing landscape paintings, too. Devoid of his usual rice fields and harvest season themes, Seascapes unfolds a breathtaking view of Mount Mariveles, probably one of the views that captured his attention during his travels. Here, the maestro depicted a coastal area against the magnificent facade of Mount Mariveles, a fisherman’s boat docked at the shore, basking in the light of the setting sun. Filled with the vibrant colors of sunset and cool tones of the slightly darkening sky, this painting evokes warmth and relaxation.<br /><br /> Painted in 1957, a decade after the Philippine liberation, Seascape is a delicate balance between reality and dream. With his skilled strokes and brilliant colorwork, he captures the essence of a peaceful Philippines, a time of grace and optimism. Yet, this scenery seems like a distant dream, a past that one longs to return to, a feeling brought by the shadows of war. Nevertheless, Amorsolo’s works never fail to highlight the rich Philippine culture and tradition, a testament to the country’s timeless beauty, preserving it for generations to come. (Jessica Magno)","lot_group":"PAINTING","lot_details_html":null,"alias":null,"hp":4000000,"bp":0.2016,"isWithdrawn":0,"accounting_hp":4000000,"userBid":6140,"isPaid":0,"userId":22,"lot_status":"SOLD","isDone":1,"bid_history_id":null,"reserve_price":null,"hammer_price":4806400,"fav":0},"image":[{"id":44517,"img_url":"https://leongallery.sgp1.digitaloceanspaces.com/v2/auction/92/121/lot/129.jpg","isFeatured":1},{"id":44858,"img_url":"https://leongallery.sgp1.digitaloceanspaces.com/v2/auction/92/121/lot/129d.jpg","isFeatured":0},{"id":44857,"img_url":"https://leongallery.sgp1.digitaloceanspaces.com/v2/auction/92/121/lot/129c.jpg","isFeatured":0},{"id":44856,"img_url":"https://leongallery.sgp1.digitaloceanspaces.com/v2/auction/92/121/lot/129b.jpg","isFeatured":0}]},"increment":[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":128,"next":130,"count_bid":0,"bid_history":[],"tokenExpired":1}