“Auction Manila” Article excerpt written by Matthew Benjamin P. Lopez. Blog Post Intro by Lauren V. Macaraeg.
Congratulations to Matthew Benjamin P. Lopez, the history writer and art researcher in our family! 🖋️⌚📰 Read my cousin Matthew’s “Auction Manila” article which was published in Philippine Panorama / Manila Bulletin last November 10, 2019 to discover the modern history of auction houses in the Philippines. Check out this excerpt which I am posting with Matthew’s permission:
“Going once, going twice…sold!” the auctioneer shouts to the crowd as he hammers down another artwork for millions of pesos to the applause of those gathered in the salesroom. Auction-mania has truly run afire with the growth of the Philippine economy. And with an increasing appetite for priceless works of art and antiquities, it has been no coincidence that auction houses have become the usual haunt for the well-heeled collectors to socialize and acquire, to either expand or declutter their collections following the famous saying of Marie Kondo to get rid of objects that don’t “spark joy!”
In September 2019, two major artworks in Philippine art were sold for record prices on the auction block. First, a version of the 1734 map of the Philippines designed by Father Pedro Murillo Velarde, S.J. and engraved by Filipinos Nicolas de la Cruz Bagay and Francisco Suarez sold for a record ₱46.72 million at the León Gallery’s “Magnificent September Auction.” This is now the most expensive Philippine map ever sold at an auction, beating another version that was sold at a Sotheby’s London auction in 2014. The week after, La Pintura, a rare 1890s painting by Philippine master Félix Resurrección Hidalgo, sold for a whopping ₱78.256 million at Salcedo Auctions’ “The Well Appointed Life.” It is the most expensive work done by Hidalgo to have ever been sold, surpassing his other work that was sold at Subastas Segre in Madrid in 2018.
With these headlines one could see that the auction scene has been quite lively in the past nine years. But the modern history of the Philippine auction scene is not as recent as some might conceive it to be.”
Find out the significant role of Philippine art in the international art scene by reading the whole article. Click on the screenshots or the link https://lifestyle.mb.com.ph/2019/11/10/auction-manila-2/?fbclid=IwAR1KAg3TcGcmCspU8gBe1JJMkTq3B-CSOr11kU6VQhrmoBJA0-47g_NPT30
I look forward to reading more of Matthew’s unique insights on Philippine history, art and culture in the future. I’m sure our Lolo Rody is now proudly boasting about his apo to his friends in heaven. We’re all proud of you, cuz! 👏😻✏️
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Blog Post Title: “AUCTION MANILA” ARTICLE BY MATTHEW BENJAMIN P. LOPEZ @ PHILIPPINE PANORAMA / MANILA BULLETIN (NOV. 10, 2019)
Credits: “Auction Manila” Article written by Matthew Benjamin P. Lopez. Blog Post Intro by Lauren V. Macaraeg.
Photos by: Screenshots from Matthew Benjamin P. Lopez’s article published by Philippine Panorama/Manila Bulletin. Magazine collage courtesy of Tita MM Lopez 📸
Blog Post Date: November 14, 2019
Article Date: November 10, 2019
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