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View all 20 artworks. Fernando Amorsolo lived in the XIX – XX cent., a remarkable figure of Filipino Realism. Find more works of this artist at Wikiart.org – best visual art database.
His most notable work as a student at the Liceo was his painting of a young man and a young woman in a garden, which won him the first prize in the art school exhibition during his graduation year. Young Fernando Amorsolo in 1917.
Filipino painter Fernando Amorsolo was known for his vivid depictions of landscapes, rural life, and portraits. View Fernando Amorsolo’s 847 artworks on artnet. Find an in-depth biography, exhibitions, original artworks for sale, the latest news, and sold auction prices.
Jun 24, 2019 · Amorsolo’s Works Through the Years After arriving in the Philippines, Amorsolo set out to the Philippine countryside, a favorite of his. His work, Crossing the River (1924) depicts a river in the province of Tarlac.
Amorsolo’s major works, such as Maiden in a Stream (1921), The Conversion of the Filipinos (1931), The Bombing of Intendencia (1942), The Rape of Manila (1942), Defense of a Filipina Woman’s Honor (1945), and Sunday Morning Going to Town (1958), relate to distinct events in Philippine history.
Renowned for his trademark luminosity and ability to render the iconic provincial Filipina, Amorsolo’s paintings usually feature scenes in glowing rural landscapes--- such as farmers ankle-deep in rice fields, women in colorful baro’t sayas sorting through mangoes, and vibrant society portraits.
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.
May 2, 2024 · Fernando Amorsolo’s paintings depict Filipina community relationships under mango trees with warmth and intimacy. His art highlights unique cultural elements and communal cohesion in rural Philippine life.
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 ...
Pastoral themes such as this one were a favorite of the artist Fernando Amorsolo, the most popular Filipino painter of the twentieth century. Some scholars attribute the great appeal of his works to the nostalgia for simpler times during the period of rapid urbanization and cultural change under the American colonial regime.
