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Lot 53: Justiniano Asunción(1816 - 1901) Tipos del Pais, Various

Est: ₱3,000,000 PHP - ₱3,900,000 PHPPassed
Leon GalleryMakati City, PhilippinesSeptember 11, 2021

Item Overview

Description

PROPERTY FROM an important private collection
Justiniano Asunción (1816 - 1901)
Tipos del Pais, Various
ca. 1870
watercolor on paper
10" x 7" (25 cm x 18 cm) each

P 3,000,000

 

There were two Manila Academias fifty years apart: The first was founded by Damian Domingo, who is recognized as the country’s first Filipino painter, or the most well-known Filipino artist of non-religious themes. The second academy produced the likes of Lorenzo Guerrero to Juan Luna, Felix Resurreccion Hidalgo and Fabian de la Rosa,
now educated in the techniques and themes of
Spain and Europe.

In between these two schools are the artists who may be described as ‘the primitives’ according to one art historian, ‘simply because they lacked formal training.’ These included the astoundingly talented Antonio Malantic and Justiniano Asuncion, who nevertheless became famous and sought-after.

Asuncion, like Damian, specialized in portraits
as well as the artform called tipos del pais.

He worked in Santa Cruz and began by painting religious works for the parish church including what has been described as life-size statuary intended for the annual processions. He also began to create works that immortalized Manila’s young women with breathtaking attention to the lacework of their pañuelos and pañolitos, their lockets and striped iridescent skirts.

His tipos del pais intended as pocket artworks for the civilized and wealthy tourist or visiting foreign merchant and was meant to illustrate the life and times of Manila in the 1870s.

This single lot of size mestizas features the mujeres
or women of the the city dressed for various
occasions including the daily promenade (umbrella
in hand for a rainy day), a tertulia (gold comb
gleaming in her hair), visits to Sunday mass or
daily prayers (and darkly-veiled for confessions).
Tiny hands carry kerchiefs or shawls, slim feet in
dark velvet slippers. Only one has their head uncovered, showing hip-length hair parted in
the middle, in the style for unmarried women.

Asuncion’s attention to detail is unsurpassed
and the fineness of these works is extraordinary.
Indeed, in the next generation of artists after
Damian Domingo and before Juan Luna, he
was amongits most eloquent and beloved.

Artist or Maker

Payment & Shipping

Payment

Accepted forms of payment: COD (cash on delivery), MasterCard, Money Order / Cashiers Check, Personal Check, Visa, Wire Transfer

Shipping

Auction house will help to arrange shipment at buyer's expense.

Auction Details

The Magnificent September Auction 2021

by
Leon Gallery
September 11, 2021, 02:00 PM PST

Eurovilla 1, Rufino corner Legazpi Streets, Legazpi Village, Makati City, PH

Terms

Buyer's Premium

22.0%

Bidding Increments

From:To:Increment:
₱0₱9,999₱1,000
₱10,000₱19,999₱2,000
₱20,000₱59,999₱5,000
₱60,000₱199,999₱10,000
₱200,000₱399,999₱20,000
₱400,000₱799,999₱50,000
₱800,000₱1,999,999₱100,000
₱2,000,000₱4,999,999₱200,000
₱5,000,000₱9,999,999₱500,000
₱10,000,000+₱1,000,000

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Payments shall be wired to:

Account Name: Leon Gallery
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Address: G/F Corinthian Plaza, 121 Paseo de Roxas, Legazpi Village, Makati City, Philippines
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LITIGATION:

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Shipping Terms

Auction house will help to arrange shipment at buyer's expense.

Payment

a. The balance of the invoice must be paid in full and merchandise picked up within three (3) days from the date of the sale. One week after the auction, left items may be moved to an off-site facility for pick-up. A storage fee will be charged if merchandise is left longer than two (2) weeks of One Hundred Pesos (Php 100) per lot per day. If the property is left longer than four (4) weeks, it will be considered abandoned. We are not responsible for shipping, but if packing and handling of purchased lots will be done by us, it is done at the entire risk of the purchaser. A refundable deposit may be required.

b. Cash, cashier's check, wire transfer, personal check (items may be held until the check clears). If any legal action is commenced to enforce these Conditions of Sale, the prevailing party shall be entitled to recover its reasonable attorney's fees and costs. Time is of the essence.

Payments shall be wired to:

Account Name: Leon Gallery
Account Number: 2166008845
Address: G/F Corinthian Plaza, 121 Paseo de Roxas, Legazpi Village, Makati City, Philippines
Swift Code: MBTCPHMM