The stateliness, this abstract reserve, surprises, given how Ocampo’s art is full of movement, and organic life. Yet the mother and child have a sentimental and emotional drama of a religious painting. We see in his art an abstract majesty that lifts the everyday theme to an appropriately noble level. In 1972, Cid Reyes asked HR Ocampo: “How long does it take you to finish a painting?” Ocampo replied: “A small one, say 24 by 32 inches, would take about two weeks.”
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Hernando R. Ocampo (1911-1978)
Mother and Child
signed and dated 1977 (lower right)
acrylic on paper
17”x 12” (43 cm x 30 cm)
SOLD: PHP 280,320
Provenance: Provenance: Private Collection, Manila