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Apr 8, 2009 · Amorsolo’s customer base dissipated in the face of the tough economic situation. Acquiring painting materials was a challenge. More importantly, Amorsolo was deprived of his frequent sojourns to the rural areas of Marikina , Antipolo , and other locales in the outskirts of Manila where he painted his popular landscapes.
This 1921 oil painting by Fernando Amorsolo (Roa 1992, 97) is the earliest known version of a series of works, also titled Planting Rice, done by Amorsolo from 1921 to 1944. Another larger version, also titled Planting Rice and dated 1924, is in the Paulino and Hetty Que collection (Cruz 2008, 96-7). Both paintings share almost the same ...
Fernando Amorsolo died on April 24, 1972 due to heart failure. Amorsolo’s friends and family describe his beautiful paintings as a mirror to his even more beautiful and pure soul. His children founded an art foundation in his honor in 2003 to ensure his legacy, style, vision, and dedication to the promotion of Philippine national heritage survive for decades to come.
fernando c. amorsolo art foundation Conceptualized and formed by the Amorsolo children, the Fernando C. Amorsolo Art Foundation was incorporated on February 3, 2003. Dedicated to the preservation of the artist's legacy, the Foundation counts among its goals the promotion of the Maestro's unique style and the propagation of his artistic vision.
May 30, 2022 · Birth Anniversary of Fernando Cueto Amorsolo. May 30, 1892 – April 24, 1972. As we approach the close of our National Heritage Month, we celebrate the life of the country’s first-declared National Artist, Fernando Cueto Amorsolo who was born #OnThisDay, 130 years ago, in 1892 in Paco, Manila. Known as the “Grand Old Man of Philippine Art ...
Fernando Amorsolo y Cueto (May 30, 1892 – April 24, 1972) was one of the most important artists in the history of painting in the Philippines. Amorsolo was a portraitist and painter of rural Philippine landscapes. He is popularly known for his craftsmanship and mastery in the use of light. Don Fabián de la Rosa, his mother's cousin was also ...
Fernando Cueto Amorsolo (1892 – 1972) Fernando Amorsolo painted and sketched more than ten thousand pieces over his lifetime using natural and backlighting techniques. His most known works are of the dalagang Filipina, landscapes of his Filipino homeland, portraits and WWII war scenes. Born in Calle Herran in Paco, Manila, on May 20, 1892 ...
