{"status":true,"msg":{"data":{"id":50216,"auction_id":99,"set_id":131,"lot_number":"127","artist":"Félix Resurrección Hidalgo (1855 - 1913)","title":"Cow","starting_price":2600000,"signed_dated":"signed (lower left) ca. 1890","medium":"oil on canvas","size":"12\" x 18\" (30 cm x 46 cm)","property":null,"coa":null,"provenance":null,"exhibited":null,"literature":null,"write_up":"The Quiet Genius by LISA GUERRERO NAKPIL
\nThis charming painting of a bovine — with the exuberant feel of having been created en plein air — is a reminder of the infinite talents of Félix Resurrección Hidalgo. Hidalgo was an exacting master of his art and would stop at no opportunity to hone it further, embarking on various expeditions in Normandy and Brittany to capture horses, nomadic gypsies, as well as romantic little villages that would dot the countryside.
Despite an immense Manila portfolio of land, Hidalgo chose to remain in Europe in somewhat reduced circumstances to pursue his art. He would, however, ultimately find it fulfilling. While he did not have the verve nor the same kind of acclaim received by Juan Luna, some critics say that the appellation of ‘H.C’ (or hors concourse, not in competition) that was affixed to his paintings indicate the respect the French Academy in Paris held for him.
A review of Philippine 19th century art contains this note, “Hidalgo studied under Señor Agustin Saez and proved his worth later by winning second prize for a portrait called La Flor de Manila. He was sent as a government scholar to Spain and then went to Paris where he stayed after the expiration of his scholarship. His style of painting is at once both romantic and lyrical; his landscapes and seascapes impressive and bold as his figure compositions.”
This work may be viewed as placid testimony of Hidalgo’s temperament and painstaking approach to art. (He was known to make several studies for each work that he would undertake.) The quietude of its subject would have almost certainly resonated with the owner Roberto T. Villanueva, investment banker and visionary art collector.","lot_group":"PAINTING","lot_details_html":"
Félix Resurrección Hidalgo (1855 - 1913) Cow signed (lower left) ca. 1890 oil on canvas 12\" x 18\" (30 cm x 46 cm)