PROPERTY FROM THE MAURICE ARCACHE AND ALEX VAN HAGEN COLLECTION

Provenance: Provenance: Acquired directly from the artist

ABOUT THE WORK

Art critic Cid Reyes noted in the eponymous monograph of Betsy Westendorp: “Strange to think that Philippine art has not produced one single great painter of flowers, when we, as a tropical country, are profuse with an array of native blossoms. Still, since we have already claimed Betsy Westendorp as one of our own, clearly that lack has been filled — and the wish fulfilled.” Through the decades of her long- spanning career, she has captured beauty in her celebrated oeuvre. The Spanish-born painter particularly loves depicting flora and landscapes, presenting its fleeting beauty and the naturalness of its different states. These two pieces showcase not just nature’s calming quiet but also Westendorp’s contemplative rendering of flowers in glorious bloom through harmonious color and strokes. Her own brand of painterly techniques adds to its overall appeal.