Egypt opens two ancient pyramids, unveils new finds
Egypt opened two ancient pyramids south of the capital Cairo and unveiled a collection of newly found sarcophagi, some containing well-preserved mummies.
Has National Artist Carlos “Botong” Francisco’s “Camote Diggers” become suddenly a hot potato? Leon Gallery, which auctioned Francisco’s last work on Saturday for P23.4 million, announced that its consignor and buyer had agreed to donate the controversial artwork to an art institution.
Hello June! And just like that, almost half of 2019 is over. Where did the time go?
León Gallery will bid out four major paintings by Fernando Amorsolo, three of them coming from the famous House of Tabacalera, during the auction house’s Spectacular Mid-Year Auction 2019 on June 22.
As expected, works by Anita Magsaysay-Ho, Fernando Amorsolo, Ang Kiukok, Vicente Manasala and Romulo Olazo performed strongly in León Gallery’s first auction for the year.
Works by Asian Cultural Council (ACC) fellows will form part of the auction lots to be bid out during León Gallery’s annual auction for the benefit of the ACC Philippines’ Fellowship Program on Feb. 23.
Dec. 8 is the feast of the Immaculate Conception, so León Gallery will pay tribute to the Madonna and Child, one of the favorite genres of Philippine master artists, in its forthcoming Kingly Treasures Auction 2018 on Dec. 1.
Amid a technology-driven world, video art is something we encounter every day without even noticing it.
The international exhibit “Nam June Paik in Manila,” which will open today at 6 p.m. at León Gallery’s new premises at Corinthian Plaza in Legazpi Village, Makati, will afford the Philippines and Southeast Asia a first-hand experience of the prescient, highly compelling art of the late Korean-American artist who’s generally acknowledged as the “Father of Video Art.”
Léon Gallery has assembled a prodigious number of artworks, antiques and objets d’art from distinguished provenances for its “Magnificent September Auctions 2018” on Sept. 8.
Key representative works by major Philippine artists will be up for grabs during León Gallery’s Spectacular Midyear Auction on June 9.
