PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF A VERY DISTINGUISHED HISTORIAN

ABOUT THE WORK

Landscapes and seascapes dominate Félix Resurrección Hidalgo's oeuvre. He painted landscapes all his life, much of them in Europe. Whether in small oil paintings or sketches on paper, Hidalgo created these landscapes en plein air. Although he had a camera, Hidalgo tried to capture fleeting nature as it changed with light and the seasons, or what he once described as “my imagination in the world of dreams.” Unfairly compared with his more prominent and aggressive contemporary, Juan Luna, Hidalgo held his own in his way. One should not compare apples to oranges. In a frank assessment by Jose Rizal, no better compliment was thrown his way: “Hidalgo is a better painter of landscapes than [Luna], especially of Philippine landscapes.”