Once the notion was that the artist should be in his studio or workshop, composing, designing works of art from sketches made discreetly. ‘Plein airisme’ literally ‘open airism’ means a desire to observe nature as the artist leaves his studio to work on side. The light of the seaside freed Amorsolo’s palette and intensified the vigor of his paint handling. Amorsolo’s color studies are quick impressions of the moment in oil. Like his landscapes, the seascapes were completed on the spot during his sojourns. They could belong to a group all their own. Amorsolo’s mastery of space and light — the handling especially of emptiness whether at ground level or in the sky — was matched by a delicate mastery of detail and enlivened by a charming quasi anecdotal delight in the presentation of groups of figures.
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Fernando Amorsolo (1892-1972)
Fishermen
signed and dated 1957 (lower right)
oil on canvas
18”x 24” (46 cm x 61 cm)
SOLD: PHP 2,803,200
Leon Gallery wishes to thank Mrs. Sylvia Amorsolo-Lazo for confirming the authenticity of this lot
Provenance: Provenance: Private Collection, Barcelona, Spain