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Gadgets. 1947 / Oil on canvas / 101.6 x 70 cm / Artist: Cesar Legaspi / Lucila Salazar collection. This painting won the first prize in the second annual competition of the Art Association of the Philippines in 1949. While the painting is in the representational mode, the style itself is not realistic.
His early (1940s–1960s) works, alongside those of peer, Hernando Ocampo are described as depictions of anguish and dehumanization of beggars and laborers in the city. These include Man and Woman (alternatively known as Beggars) and Gadgets.
Painted in 1949, Gadgets II ranks one of the most notable works by Cesar Legaspi. This oil painting took first place during the second annual arts festival hosted by the Philippine Art Association, and is part of the private collections of the Legaspi clan.
Cesar Torrente Legaspi (April 2, 1917 – April 7, 1994) was a Filipino National Artist in painting. He was also an art director prior to going full-time in his visual art practice in the 1960s.
Here are some of his notable pieces: "Man and Woman" (1945): Also known as "Beggars", this painting is a poignant depiction of the anguish and dehumanization experienced by the city's beggars. "Gadgets I" and "Gadgets II": These works further explore the themes of dehumanization and urban struggle.
A well-known work of Legaspi’s from this period, Gadgets II (1949), depicts the mutant fusing of man and machine in an age where the industrial was both feared and mythologized. This work, alongside pieces imaging the working class (including stevedores, grave diggers, beggars, seasonal farm workers, and internal migrants) is associated with ...
Cesar Legaspi was a 20th-century Filipino painter best known for his Cubist-inspired works. View Cesar Legaspi’s artworks on artnet. Learn about the artist and find an in-depth biography, exhibitions, original artworks, the latest news, and sold auction prices.
