VICENTE MANANSALA

VICENTE MANANSALA
• 1981 Vicente Manansala was chosen
as the National Artist of the
Philippines to commemorate his
lifetime dedication and distinguished
contribution to the art and culture of
his country.
• Belonged to the circle of artists known
collectively as the Thirteen Moderns
JANUARY 22, 1910 – AUGUST 22,
1981
led by Victorio E.
ART WORKS
Planting Rice
(1967)

• A seminal figure in the

development and the
popularization of Cubism in the
country, and as an esteemed
member of the Thirteen
Moderns, National Artist
• Vicente Manansala’s
contribution to the growth of
Philippine art stems from his
focus on finding new ways of
illustrating the national identity.
Madonna of the Slums
(1950)

• The "Madonna of the Slums"

is one of his most. famous
artwork masterpieces.
• The Madonna of the Slums
were created by Manansala
in the 1950 using a
transparent cubism style.
• The scene in the Madonna of
the Slums, like most of
Manansala's other
masterpieces, was inspired.
The Bird Seller
(1976)

• The canvas “The Seller of

Birds” is one of the best
compositions of the
Manansala, because it is a
landmark work that
influenced the
development of Cubism in
the entire fine arts of Asia.
Fernando Amorsolo y Cueto
Fernando Amorsolo y Cueto
• was a portraitist and painter of rural
Philippine landscapes. Nicknamed the
"Grand Old Man of Philippine Art,“
• He was the first-ever to be recognized as a
National Artist of the Philippines.
• He was recognized as such for his
"pioneering use of impressionistic
technique" as well as his skill in the use of
lighting and backlighting in his paintings,
"significant not only in the development of
Philippine art but also in the formation of
Filipino notions of self and identity."
MAY 13, 1892 – APRIL 24, 1972
ART WORKS
Fruit Gatherer, oil on board
( 1950)
• A specimen of Amorsolo's
conception of an ideal
Filipina beauty.
Afternoon meal of the rice
workers,oil on canvas
(1951)

• Won first prize the New

York World's Fair.
Ciego (The Blind Man),
oil on panel
(1929)

• This work commissioned

by a naval intelligence
officer who helped in the
liberation of Manila
during World War II.
Pablo Cueto Amorsolo
Pablo Cueto Amorsolo
(born Pablo Amorsolo y Cueto; June 26, 1898 – February 21, 1945) was a Filipino
painter. He was the younger brother of the Philippine National Artist Fernando
Amorsolo. He was an enthusiast of both classical and modern-day forms of art.
During the 1930s, he drew and painted may editorial illustrations for Philippine
magazines such as the "Graphic", "Tribune", "La Vanguardia", "Herald", and "Manila
Times". He became one of the causes for the rise of the so-called genre art in the
Philippines, because he weaved, through his artistic brush strokes, a wide variety
of images that show native and social scenes and scenarios. He was also a known
master of portrait paintings who had the ability to give life to any individual
subject. He painted people from different levels of society and also from varied age
brackets, where he was able to present his ability to understand the characteristics
and personalities of his human subjects. He also created works that portray themes
related to Philippine history. Examples of these are the large images of "Magellan
and the Natives" and "The Discovery of the Philippines". The latter was painted in
1944.
Pablo Cueto
Amorsolo
Notable Works:
Ferdinand Magellan and
Natives
Piro (1930)
The Discovery of the
Philippines (1945)
ART WORKS
Untitled (Nipa Hut)

• A rare artwork to come to

market, Pablo Amorsolo
paints a genre scene of a
nipa hut nestled within a
verdant backdrop.
• His experience as an
illustrator is apparent in
the strong contrast
between light and dark
and textural impasto
strokes that breakup the
foreground.
Portrait of Ildefensa S. Santiago
(1944)

• Pablo Amorsolo painted

people from all social
classes and ages.
• Despite not escaping
from comparisons with
his older brother’s craft,
his works were
nonetheless distinct for
its straightforwardness,
emphasis on forms and
lines, and defined shape
and contour.
Tinggian Woman Nueva Ecija
(1962)