Felix Martinez Art for Sale at Auction

b. 1859 - d. 1907

??Felix Martinez was a painter during the Spanish colonial period of Philippine history. He specialized in creating landscapes and still life portraits, and is considered a formative influence in the pre-Modern period of Filipino art.

??Martinez was born into an affluent Illustrado family and received a classical western education. In this era the Illustrado, the enlightened and educated, were considered the patron of the arts of the country, and Martinez’s paintings often reflect the privileged status of the Illustrados from which he came. In the 1880’s, Martínez was commissioned by the Jesuit order to paint transparent images of Jesuit saints, which were then mounted on the windows of the choir loft and illuminated from within. This images were displayed in the Jesuit church of San Ignacio until they were destroyed. He also painted the interior of the San Sebastian church in Quiapo.

??Felix Martinez's painting style is similar to other contemporary artists such as Simon Flores, Lorenzo Guerrero, and Paz Paterno. Some of his well-known paintings include River Landscape, Conversation by the Window, and Governor Blanco and His Troops, which is held at the National Museum of the Philippines.