Top 3 paintings in Leon auction of Zobel collection bared

By: Lifestyle Arts and Books - 10 years ago

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:

Fernando Zobel’s “Seated Man”. CONTRIBUTED IMAGE/Leon Gallery

1 “Seated Man” at P36 million

“Garden Window.” CONTRIBUTED IMAGE/Leon Gallery

2 “Garden Window” at P28 million

Zobel’s “Portrait of Joachim”. CONTRIBUTED IMAGE/Leon Gallery

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.