MANILA, Philippines—The Leon Gallery auction of the Jim and Reed Pfeifer collection of Fernando Zobel paintings, drawings and letters last Feb. 6 in Makati City was highly successful.
According to Jaime Ponce de Leon of Leon Gallery and Auctions, the Top 3 in sales were:
1 “Seated Man” at P36 million
2 “Garden Window” at P28 million
3 “Portrait of Joachim” at P9.5 million
Zobel (1924-1984) was a Spanish-Filipino modern master and the founder of the famous Museo de Arte Abstracto Espanol in Cuenca, Spain.
The full report of the auction will come out on Inquirer Lifestyle’s Arts and Books subsection on Feb. 16, 2015.
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