Friday, January 25, 2013

Outstanding nude painting done by National Artist Cesar Legaspi in 1979


LEGASPI Cesar Nude

I bought this beautiful nude painting by the late Philippine National Artist for Visual Arts Cesar Legaspi from the DasmariƱas Village, Makati City residence of a friend, a respected businessman on the night of January 23, 2013.

Legaspi is one of the best modernist painters of Southeast Asia.

By the way, the late Cesar Legaspi was the father of talented Philippine singer Celeste Legaspi.

Below is the image of the beautiful nude painting I just bought...


Cesar Legaspi - Nude


Description:

Cesar Legaspi,

Nude

1979

charcoal on paper 53 x 35.5 cm

signed and dated (lower right)



(Image below of Legaspi sourced from kunst-gallery.eu)




Biography of Legaspi below sourced from Kunst Gallery:
Cesar Torrrente Legaspi is part of the country’s second generation of modernists. Known as the “Thirteen Moderns,” the group includes Vicente Manansala, Hernando Ocampo, Romeo Tabuena and Arturo Luz. The breakaway group challenged the rigid tradition of conservative academism as espoused by Fernando Amorsolo, exploring and creating in the process a new set of artistic idioms.
Born in the working class district of Tondo, in Manila, 1917, Legaspi attended the University of the Philippines’ school of fine arts.
By the time he graduated in 1936, he had established a name for himself through school competitions.
He found a job as staff artist for Elizalde & Company. He later joined Philprom, an advertising agency, where he worked for 20 years.
He retired in 1968 from his post as vice president for creative planning so he could devote his time to painting.


(Image below of the then elderly National Artist Cesar Legaspi sourced from article.wn.cn)





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The website pep.ph on August 13, 2008 featured this conference room at the home of Dr. Vicki Belo, which has a Cesar Legaspi painting on the wall...




This is the caption for this picture taken by Rene Mejia:

The conference room, adorned with Cesar Legaspi paintings, is a necessity in this busy household.

“It’s funny, but when I’m up here,” Cristalle laughs, referring to her room, “I really think it’s malaki. But sometimes my mom would say, ‘My house is so small, ’no?’ Kasi minsan, maraming tao. I have a meeting here, my brother has a meeting there, we all have meetings. That’s why we have a conference room.

“The architect wanted that to be an office, because there’s always an office in every house—where there is one table, two chairs. I told the architect, ‘No, we cannot have an office, kailangan conference room.’

“In our old house, everyone was gathering around the dining table to have a meeting. Pag dinner time na, ‘Excuse me…’ Habang nagmi-meeting, nag-aayos ang maids ng lamesa. Parang it was so weird.”

(YES! September 2007 issue)
Photography: Rene Mejia

Below is another art work of Cesar Legaspi...

Description:

Cesar Legaspi

(The Philippines 1917-1994)

Tree Planting signed and dated 'Legaspi 49' (lower right)
oil on canvas

23 7/8 x 35 7/8 in. (60.8 x 91.1 cm.)
Painted in 1949

Cesar Legaspi - Tree Planting


Another Cesar Legasi painting...

Description:

CESAR LEGASPI 1917-1994

NUDE SIGNED AND DATED '71 LOWER RIGHT

WATERCOLOUR ON PAPER

30 BY 19 CM.; 11 3/4 BY 7 1/4 IN.

Cesar Legaspi - Nude