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    Fernando Amorsolo was a portraitist and landscape painter from the Philippines born in 1892. He attended the University of the Philippines where he later taught for 38 years. After receiving a grant to study in Spain, Amorsolo established his own studio in Manila and painted prolifically in the 1920s and 1930s, producing works like Rice Planting that promoted the Philippines. His rural Philippine landscapes and portraits made him a favorite artist of Americans visiting the country.

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    Fernando Amorsolo was a portraitist and landscape painter from the Philippines born in 1892. He attended the University of the Philippines where he later taught for 38 years. After receiving a grant to study in Spain, Amorsolo established his own studio in Manila and painted prolifically in the 1920s and 1930s, producing works like Rice Planting that promoted the Philippines. His rural Philippine landscapes and portraits made him a favorite artist of Americans visiting the country.

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    Fernando Amorsolo

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    Fernando Amorsolo was a portraitist and landscape painter from the Philippines born in 1892. He attended the University of the Philippines where he later taught for 38 years. After receiving a grant to study in Spain, Amorsolo established his own studio in Manila and painted prolifically in the 1920s and 1930s, producing works like Rice Planting that promoted the Philippines. His rural Philippine landscapes and portraits made him a favorite artist of Americans visiting the country.

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    Fernando Amorsolo

    (1892-1972)
    Portraitist and painter of rural Philippine landscapes.
    Biography
    He was born in Paco, Manila.
    Attended School of Fine Arts in University of the Philippines.
    After graduating from the University of the Philippines, Amorsolo
    worked as a draftsman for the Bureau of Public Works, as a chief
    artist at the Pacific Commercial Company, and as a part-time
    instructor at the University of the Philippines (where he would work
    for 38 years).
    After three years as an instructor and commercial artist, Amorsolo was given a
    grant to study at the Academia de San Fernando in Madrid, Spain by Filipino
    businessman Enrique Zóbel de Ayala.
    Amorsolo set up his own studio upon his return to Manila and painted
    prodigiously during the 1920s and the 1930s.
    His Rice Planting (1922), which appeared on posters and tourist brochures,
    became one of the most popular images of the Commonwealth of the
    Philippines.
    Amorsolo also became the favourite Philippine artist of United States officials
    and visitors to the country.
    Famous Artworks
    Reference
    https://www.geringerart.com/artists/fernando-cueto-amorsolo/

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