The 1895 Exposition, a pet project of the GovernorGeneral Ramon Blanco, was opened on 21 January 1895 at the Escuela de Agricultura de Manila in Ermita. While the Paterno family memoir notes that Don Pedro was not officially included in the list of members of the various organizing committees, his influence was very much felt. To begin with, this invitation (as well as the accompanying catalogue cover) which featured Juan Luna’s “Espana y Filipinas” and conveyed the spirit of the exposition. The original painting, notes the memoir, “was a gift by the artist to Pedro and was replicated upon request of the Minister for Overseas colonies.
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Invitation to the
Exposicion Regional Filipina,
Manila 21 January 1895
6 1/4" x 9 3/4" (16 xm x 25 cm)
SOLD: PHP 221,920
Provenance:
Don Pedro Alejandro Paterno (1857– 1911) and
Doña Luisa Piñeyro de Lugo y Merino (Sra. de Paterno, d. 1897)