The Spectacular Mid-Year Auction acknowledges the Great Filipino Collectors whose legacy in scholarly taste and thought-laden discernment have defined several eras of Philippine art. Their carefully curated pieces of distinguished provenance include works from Don J. Antonio Araneta, Don Eugenio “Geny” Lopez, Jr., Don Benito Legarda Jr, Doña Nene Quimson, Alejandro “Anding” Roces, Don Vicente “Tiking” Lopez, and The Beyer Collection — each distinguished in their own right: Don Eugenio “Geny” Lopez Jr; and Don Vicente “Tiking” Lopez; as well Arch. Jorge Y. Ramos who designed much of the metropolis’ indelible landmarks is also on this glittering roster. The journalist Jim Austria joins this distinguished company. The Specatacular Mid-Year Auction will be happening on June 11, 2022 | 2:00 PM (GMT+8) View the catalog at: https://leon-gallery.com/auctions/The-Spectacular-Mid-Year-Auction-2022 Register to bid online: https://www.leonexchange.com/en/auctions

Experience the little-known but magical world of Fernando Zóbel : The 1970s. Let Madrid-based curator Adolfo Cayón guide you through this landmark exhibit featuring some of Zóbel's most enchanting works. The 70s were years of heightened artistic exploration for Fernando Zóbel, says Adolfo Cayón. During this decade of imaginative abundance, Zóbel would create, uninterruptedly, some of his most important series. Supporting Zóbel's artistic innovations was his advisor, critic, and right-hand man Rafael Pérez Madero. “Fernando Zóbel: The 1970s (A Homage to Rafael Pérez Madero)” is part of Art Fair Philippines 2022 and will run until April 1 at León Gallery International! Exhibit hours are 9am to 7pm, Mondays to Sundays. For further inquiries, you may contact us at (02)88562781/+639985172010 or at info@leon-gallery.com

José Rizal was part of the first OFW phenomenon in the 19th Century. These letters from HongKong and distant Dapitan are colorful testimony to that. Four letters once owned by his sister Maria Rizal are one of the extraordinary highlights of the León Gallery Asian Cultural Council Auction this Saturday, March 5, at 2 p.m.

There were three building blocks to the dawning of Filipino art in the mid-century : The Art Association of the Philippines, the Philippine Art Gallery and that band of brothers, the Neo-Realists and their brethren in abstract art. Take a deep dive into those heady days when the only Filipino art that mattered was abstract art.