The women, Malang recounts, are primarily images from his childhood. His mother used to tend a sari-sari store in their home, and there he saw close up the fruits and the garapon or small jars full of butong pakwan and peanuts, which it was the then 10 year old boy’s job to put away.
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Mauro Malang Santos (b. 1928)
a.) Green Lady b.) Woman
a.) signed and dated 1977 (lower right)
b.) signed (upper right)
tempera, ink on paper
a.) 13” x 10” (33 cm x 25 cm)
b.) 10 1/4” x 7 1/2” (26 cm x 19 cm)
SOLD: PHP 198,560
These pieces are accompanied by certificates issued by West Gallery confirming the authenticity of these lots.