Provenance: A gift from Rita Tan to the present owner

ABOUT THE WORK

While Federico Aguilar Alcuaz may be notable for his lyrical interpretation of Cubism, this still life demonstrates that the National Artist began as an accomplished figurative artist. Painted in 1951, this work offers in abundance the fruits of the tropics. Laid down on a neutral green background, the different fruits beckon with their roundness, as if inviting the viewer to a banquet. A sliver of papaya cut from the fruit, a coconut split in half, a globe of lanzones already peeled off: these fruits are readily available to the viewer’s mental delectation. A definite feast for the senses, this work praises the gifts of the earth.