Provenance: Provenance: Private Collection, Makati City

ABOUT THE WORK

Employing a subtle cubist technique with its overlapping colors and shapes, this work by Angelito Antonio is possibly one of his accomplished with its evocative depiction of a genre scene. In this work, the viewer is introduced to two women darning a net, their legs folded beneath them. The wash of yellow in the foreground suggests a sunlit day. As they conduct their task, the figures are engrossed in a conversation, which suggests camaraderie between the two. In the background are rows of fishes, which were the result of their hard work and of their fishermen husbands. Almost symmetrical in its composition, the work exemplifies visual harmony and a mood of quiet. It may be long day, but the women, as envisioned by Antonio, have the energy to carry on in companionship of each other.