Sabel’s movements recur as a subject in the canvases as National Artist BenCab experiments with art movements and techniques. Though first encountered by BenCab clothed in plastic wraps and begging for food during his younger days from the window, he has made various works beyond this real-life image of her. Depicting her dancing and in elegance since then came naturally for him. This specific Sabel painting is rendered with attention towards the power of the woman not from the hyper-masculine point of view but from a reverential disposition. In an interview, BenCab said on one of his exhibits that the “Monumental Figures” paintings of Sabel is a favorite even if it was a challenge finishing it. He thinks that the work can also have a sculpture version.
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Benedicto Cabrera (b. 1942)
Sabel (Monumental Figure)
signed and dated 2014 (lower right)
archival print, AP 3
31 1/2” x 21 1/2” (80 cm x 55 cm)
SOLD: PHP 327,040
Provenance: Provenance: Private Collection, Manila