This piece is accompanied by a certificate issued by Mr. Jose Pineda confirming the authenticity of this lot

Provenance: Estate of the artist

ABOUT THE WORK

Jorge Pineda celebrated the homespun, creating simple expressions of daily life with disarming casualness and piquancy. His achievement comprised of turning out a large number of quality paintings, considering that he was only a “Sunday painter.” His weekdays were devoted to his job as resident illustrator of the Renascimento Filipino (edited by Martin Ocampo of the Worcester “Aves de Rapinas” affair fame). When the national magazine closed, caused in part by the scandal, Pineda took to lithographic work at Carmelo and Bauermann. Tonal contrast is brought out between the soft light hitting the subjects and the indoor shadows. This family of sampaguita vendors, as depicted by the artist, is about as good as any of what Pineda painted of Filipinos at work. With a tightly knit composition of light and shadows, this huddle of women (and a man), who have shed their panuelos and loose slippers to concentrate on creating sampaguita necklaces, has an unrehearsed air. Of note is Pineda’s detailed depiction of delicately floral and geometric fabric designs on the dresses of the subjects — a visual contrast to the rigid bamboo floor, a common feature of his interiors. Just like most of his works, this painting contains a story.