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ABOUT THE WORK

Brilliant days by the sea are vividly depicted by Oscar Zalameda in this depiction of boats clustered like cubist jewels, almost recalling the Fauves. The boats may be anywhere from his native Quezon to the South of France where he became an established member of the jet set. Leonidas Benesa once wrote: “It seems Zalameda was aware of what was going on back home and was being in it in spirit as well as in style, even while taking a Mediterranean scene.” The artist caught the sunny mood of the sea whether it be the Mediterranean or the Pacific in the fiery orange tonality of the composition.