- ‘Concert in the Alley,’ by Onib Olmedo (1937-1996)
Ink wash on paper mounted on board
62 x 1/4” x 43”; 1992
Starting price: 1.4 million
A study of contrasts—the violinist playing on the balcony above a row of motorcycles—that displays the late artist’s fine sense of composition and his signature brooding expressionism.
- ‘The Power of Grace,’ by Eduardo Castrillo (1942-2016)
Brass relief
23.5” x 28”; 1979
Starting price: P140,000
Rare sculpture (rare because Castrillo mostly dealt with religious and patriotic subjects) that brilliantly synthesizes the kinesis and grace of ballet from the master modernist who passed away recently and will surely be missed terribly.
- ‘Boatman,’ by Oscar Zalameda (1930-2010)
Oil on canvas
30” x 36”
Starting price: P300,000
The late modernist (1930-2010) combined figuration and abstraction through his deft use of bold colors and lines in this strangely dynamic but therapeutic work.
- ‘Country Walk,’ by Alfonso Ossorio (1916-1990)
India ink on paper; 1974
Starting price: P1.2 million
The Filipino dilettante and pioneer of abstract expressionism braved his own path separate from his friend Jackson Pollock’s as illustrated in this beautiful work that evokes organic forms and rich country ambience all in subtle but effective black and white.
- ‘Autumn Leaves,’ by Juvenal Sansó (b. 1929)
15” x 22”; 1959
Starting price: P140,000
An iconic work from the modern master that shows his menacing expressionism tackling organic forms albeit in transition: in contrast to his Black period, this work is poetic and appears on the way to a certain lightness of mood.
