Cesar Legaspi - Artworks and Paintings Collection
Sea of Gold , 1990 - Cesar Legaspi Cesar Torrente Legaspi (April 2, 1917 – April 7, 1994) was a Filipino National Artist in painting. He was also an art director prior to going full-time in his visual art practice in the 1960s. His early (1940s–1960s) works, alongside those of peer, Hernando Ocampo are described as depictions of anguish and dehumanization of beggars and laborers in the city. These include Man and Woman (alternatively known as Beggars) and Gadgets. Primarily because of this early period, critics have further cited Legaspi's having "reconstituted" in his paintings "cubism's unfeeling, geometric ordering of figures into a social expressionism rendered by interacting forms filled with rhythmic movement". Legaspi was born to Manuel Legaspi and Rosario Torrente in Tondo, Manila. He took up painting for one te
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Fernando Amorsolo y Cueto Paintings Collection
The Palay Maiden Fernando Amorsolo y Cueto (May 30, 1892 – April 24, 1972) was one of the most important artists in the history of painting in the Philippines. Amorsolo was a portraitist and painter of rural Philippine landscapes. He is popularly known for his craftsmanship and mastery in the use of light. Don Fabián de la Rosa, his mother's cousin was also a Filipino painter. At the age of 13, Amorsolo became an apprentice to De la Rosa, who would eventually become the advocate and guide to Amorsolo's painting career. During this time, Amorsolo's mother embroidered to earn money, while Amorsolo helped by selling water color postcards to a local bookstore for ten centavos each. Amorsolo's brother, Pablo Amorsolo, was also a painter. Planting rice Amorsolo's first success as a young painter came in 1908, when his painting Leyendo el periódico took second place at the Bazar Escolta, a contest organized by the Asociacion Internacional de Artistas. B
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Most Famous Paintings by Australian Artists
Australia, with its humble people has produced many world class painters which the world look up to. A great number of notable painting from Australia relates to nature, thanks to its diverse range of habitats from alpine heaths to tropical rainforests, and is recognised as a megadiverse country. We listed 23 of the most famous paintings from Australian artists which I personally enjoyed because of its laid back and country feel. 1. Spring Frost - Elioth Gruner Spring Frost is an 1919 painting by the Australian artist Elioth Gruner. The painting depicts a small herd of dairy cows in the early morning. Gruner's most well-known painting, Spring Frost was awarded the Wynne Prize in 1919. Spring Frost was largely painted en plein air at Emu Plains—now an outer western suburb of Sydney but then a rural area—on the farm built by Isaac Innes and inherited by his son Jim Innes. It is Jim Innes in this painting with his cattle. Elioth Gruner's painting 'Morning Light&#
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Most Famous Paintings by Russian Artists
Russia, aside from its brilliant architects and engineers who created magnificent building and structures, like St. Basil's Cathedral. This largest country in the world has produced many very talented and accomplished artists when it comes to visual arts. In order to introduce you to Russia's great artworks, we made a list of the 19 most famous Russian painting that put a mark on history. Let's get started to be mesmerized... 1. The Vision to the Youth Bartholomew The Vision to the Youth Bartholomew (Russian: Видение отроку Варфоломею) is a painting by the Russian artist Mikhail Nesterov, the first and best known work in his series on Sergius of Radonezh, a medieval Russian saint. The painting illustrates an episode from "The Life of St. Sergius" by Epiphanius the Wise: One day his father sent him to seek for a lost foal. On his way he met a monk, a venerable elder, a stranger, a priest, with the appearance of an angel. This stranger was standing
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Juan Luna - Paintings Collection
"The Battle of Lepanto", painted by Luna in 1887. Features Don Juan of Austria in battle in 1571 while at the bow of a ship. Juan Novicio Luna (Oct 23, 1857 – Dec 7, 1899) - was a Filipino painter, sculptor and a political activist of the Philippine Revolution during the late 19th century. He became one of the first recognized Philippine artists. Regarded for work done in the manner of the Spanish, Italian and French academies of his time, Luna painted literary and historical scenes, some with an underscore of political commentary. Spoliarium, 1884 . Spoliarium depicts bloody carcasses of slave gladiators being dragged away from the arena where they had entertained their Roman masters, with their lives. The painting was submitted by Luna to the Exposición Nacional de Bellas Artes in 1884 in Madrid, where it garnered the first gold medal. In 1886, it was sold to the Diputación Provincial de Barcelona for 20,000 pesetas. It currently hangs in the main
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Most Famous Paintings in the World
Here's a list of the most famous paintings and the stories behind them. Some of the paintings maybe familiar to you as it is very common to see them on television and in the Internet, but some that made it to this list is just too famous that hearing just the title of the artwork will make us curious as to why we always hear about it. This list is in no particular order. 1. Napoleon Crossing the Alps - Jacques-Louis David Napoleon Crossing the Alps, First Versailles version Napoleon Crossing the Alps is the title given to the five versions of an oil on canvas equestrian portrait of Napoleon Bonaparte painted by the French artist Jacques-Louis David between 1801 and 1805. Initially commissioned by the King of Spain, the composition shows a strongly idealized view of the real crossing that Napoleon and his army made across the Alps through the Great St. Bernard Pass in May 1800. 2. The Mona Lisa - Leonardo da Vinci The Mona Lisa is a half-length portrait of Lisa Gh
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Most Famous Japanese Paintings and Artworks
I have always been fascinated by Japan's long history of art. Their artworks makes my imagination travel through time. I always see the Japanese tradition and culture portrayed from their paintings and artworks. I personally enjoyed what's in this list and find myself staring for minutes to the artworks. As a consequence, it takes me longer to finish this post. I hope you enjoy and may you get some inspiration from these compelling masterpieces. 1. The Great Wave off Kanagawa - Katsushika Hokusai The image depicts an enormous wave threatening boats off the coast of the prefecture of Kanagawa. It is Hokusai's most famous work, and one of the most recognizable works of Japanese art in the world. 2. Fuji from Kawaguchi Lake - Hiroshi Yoshida Hiroshi Yoshida is known as one of the most important figures of the shin-hanga style (shin-hanga was an art movement in early 20th-century Japan, during the Taisho and Showa periods, that revitalized traditional
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Jose Joya - Artworks and Paintings Collection
Jose Tanig Joya (June 3, 1931 – May 11, 1995) was a Filipino abstract artist and a National Artist of the Philippines awardee. Joya was a printmaker, painter, mixed media artist, and a former dean of the University of the Philippines' College of Fine Arts. Woman with Jars | Luksong Tinik He was initially schooled in the traditional tradition — in which the standards had been set by Amorsolo and Tolentino — but gradually was influenced by American abstraction and by the emerging trends in Philippine modernism. He was mentored by Guillermo Tolentino, Ireneo Miranda, Domindaor Castaneda and Virginia Agbayani. Untitled (triptych) dated 1977 Peace Routes, 1991 Brick Fort, dated August 21, 1983 He pioneered abstract expressionism in the Philippines. His mature abstract works have been said to be “characterized by calligraphic gestures and linear forces, and a sense of color vibrancy emanating from an Oriental sensibility.” He is the creator of compositions that were described as "
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Most Famous Paintings in the World
Here's a list of the most famous paintings and the stories behind them. Some of the paintings maybe familiar to you as it is very common to see them on television and in the Internet, but some that made it to this list is just too famous that hearing just the title of the artwork will make us curious as to why we always hear about it. This list is in no particular order. 1. Flaming June - Frederic Leighton Flaming June is a painting by Sir Frederic Leighton, produced in 1895. Painted with oil paints on a 47-by-47-inch (1,200 mm × 1,200 mm) square canvas, it is widely considered to be Leighton's magnum opus, showing his classicist nature. It is thought that the woman portrayed alludes to the figures of sleeping nymphs and naiads the Greeks often sculpted. 2. The Mona Lisa - Leonardo da Vinci The Mona Lisa is a half-length portrait of Lisa Gherardini by the Italian Renaissance artist Leonardo da Vinci, which has been described as "the best known, t
