Arts & Culture: Botong Francisco's Moriones Festival got P23M opening bid, setting record and sold for P35M

See how much you’d have to shell out for pieces by Philippine National Artists.

Leon Gallery, helmed by its founder and director Jaime Ponce de Leon, held its “Spectacular Mid-Year Auction” last June 11. During the weekend of Independence Day and the announcement of eight new National Artists, the afternoon made records in the Philippines art world.

Botong Francisco’s Moriones Festival (1966)

The event’s highlights include Carlos V. Francisco’s (Botong Francisco) Moriones Festival (1966) painting that sold for P35,040,000. De Leon told ANCx that it’s the third-highest painting sold for a Botong piece at auction.

 

Victorio Edades‘ Poinsettia Girl

With a one-go bid of P23 million, the Victorio Edades’ painting Poinsettia Girl set a record for Filipino National artists.

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Clout Burst by Jose Joya 

Sold for: P5,139,200

Lady in Red (Portrait of Mable Reese Robertson) by Fernando Amorsolo

Sold for: P1,168,000

Tryst 83 by Lao Lianben

Sold for: P8,176,000

 

Mont-Saint-Michel by Oscar Zalameda

Sold for: P1,051,200

Sacred Mountain by Arturo Luz

 Sold for: P2,569,600

 

Flourishing Growth by Ramon Orlina

 Sold for: P1,518,400

 

Dark Plant by Ang Kiukok

 Sold for: P1,600,000

 

Still Life with Rose and Apples by Frederico Aguilar Alcuaz

 Sold for: P1,868,800

 

Dusk Flower by Juvenal Sanso

 Sold for: P1,985,600

 

Different Tunes by Emmanuel Garibay

 Sold for: P1,635,200

 

Images from leon-gallery.com

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