Live Auction 3412Asian 20th Century Art (Day Sale)
FERNANDO CUETO AMORSOLO (Filipino, 1892-1972)
Lot 598

FERNANDO CUETO AMORSOLO (Filipino, 1892-1972)

Old Woman

Closed31 May 2015

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HKD 750,000

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FERNANDO CUETO AMORSOLO (Filipino, 1892-1972)
Old Woman
signed, dated and inscribed 'F. Amorsolo Manila 1920' (lower left)
oil on board
51 x 40 cm. (20 1/8 x 15 3/4 in.)
Painted in 1920

Gift from the artist to the previous owner, and thence by descent to the present owner
Private Collection, California, USA

Specialist note

"Fernando Amorsolo is a name to remember in the history of art here. He has arrived, a challenge to established reputations, a rival whom the gods have chosen to outdistance his contemporaries. And the years that shall blossom with the creations of his hands will record the praises of the people of his land."

Alfredo Roces, The citizen newspaper, 18 December 1919