Soar with a selection from Manila’s greatest collectors at the León Gallery Spectacular Mid-Year Auction 2023 this June 17th. Savor works from the patrician Don J. Antonio Araneta, the patriot Gen. Carlos P. Romulo, the dazzling Mrs. Zita Fernandez Feliciano, and an original Friend of Manansala, Doña Delly Tambunting-Ongsiako, the unsinkable Don Maximo Viola and 20th-century familiars of Aguilar Alcuaz. Simply indulge a sense of artistic wonder at this much-awaited auction.

This June, we celebrate many milestones : from the 125th year of the Filipino flag and the National Anthem — to our very own birth as a nation. León Gallery marks this glorious month with the best of Filipino art, from the a lyrical and rare Letras y Figures of Old Manila to the mid-century Modernists Mananasala and Magsaysay-Ho as well as the king of Philippine landscapes and country folk, Fernando Amorsolo. Romulo Olazo, Ramon Orlina, Ronald Ventura, Lao Liaben, Bernard Pacquing all light up The Spectacular Mid-Year Auction on June 17th, 2 pm. Preview Week starts on June 10 and is not to be missed. Come celebrate with us.

Explore the three ages of Manansala with curator Lisa Guerrero Nakpil as she takes us on a quick but insightful tour of three spectacular Manansalas, one from each of his eras : The Botong-esque “Baguio Note-Flute Players” painted for a fellow artist who was also a wartime G.I.; a Neo-Realist Madonna from his glory days of the 1950s and from the collection of Senator Leticia Ramos Shahani; and finally a powerful depiction of “Planting Rice”, a parable for everyFilipino in his inimitable transparent cubism. from the Cora Rodriguez collection. These three pieces are highlights of the Asian Cultural Council Auction this Feb 18th, 2023, beginning at 2 p.m. Previews ongoing till the 17th, from 9 am to 7 pm

A heartfelt offering makes its way to the Asian Cultural Council 2023 this Valentine season! Entrepreneur, collector and patron of the arts, Alice G. Eduardo calls it a blessing to be able to give back. This first auction of the year for León Gallery, she presents us with an intentional gift from the heart with a monumental masterpiece for the benefit of Filipino artists and arts-based practitioners supported by the Asian Cultural Council. Created on February 13th, by Jose Joya —the first Filipino recipient of an ACC grant — “Love Rite” is the apt vessel to pay it forward in the month of love!

The elegant and the rare are to be found in two exceptional pieces that star in the forthcoming Asian Cultural Council Auction on 18 Feb 2023: A kamagong wardrobe (aparador) from a northern mansion and a romantically decorated bureau (comoda). Collector and antiques expert Augusto M. R. Gonzalez highlights their interesting details.

The splendors of the spiritual life are celebrated in these extraordinary treasures in ivory and gold, highlights of the upcoming Asian Cultural Council Auction on Saturday, Feb 18, 2023. Antiques expert and scholarly collector Augusto M. R. Gonzalez III delves into these treasures — Ivory Crucifix in a Black Lacquer Box and the Niño Dormido as well as an 18th-century statue of the Virgin Mary, all from a distinguished collection.