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Lot 101: Anito III

Est: ₱80,000 PHP - ₱104,000 PHPSold:
Leon GalleryMakati City , PhilippinesJune 09, 2018

Item Overview

Description

Anito III

Dimensions

21” x 28” (53 cm x 71 cm)

Artist or Maker

Medium

oil on canvas

Date

signed and dated 1993 (lower right)

Condition Report

This piece is accompanied by a certificate issuedby PinoyArte confirming the authenticity of thislot

Provenance

Provenance:Private Collection, Manila

Notes

Igarta strikes a fine balance between theorthodox and the unorthodox. As a work, his work isacceptable to the traditionalist and to the progressivein outlook. The painting creates a tension betweenthe evocative, representational image of a bulul on onehand and the purely abstracted features of the restof the composition on the other, a visual game which fully engages the eye. With the figurative sculpture of the bulul, the entire image invitesattention.Mind and imagination of the beholder. The spatial qualities one associates with sky or sea or distant horizon by way of illusion ofthree-dimensional depth is contained within the rock solid imagery. V. C. Igarta never intended to be a painter; when he arrived by ship atStockton, California, from Vigan, Ilocos Sur, at 18, he worked as a farmhand harvesting asparagus during the Great Depression (circa 1929-1930s)before coming to New York. A nurse advised him to get a job as a model for a life-drawing class. The teacher was Charles Curran. Leon Krolwas also teaching at this studio. Later he attended the Art Student League, then studied with William Palmer. He did have some of his paintingsreproduced for articles in Time and Fortune during the Depression. In 1942, Fortune featured Ven together with American masters MauriceSterne and Rockwell Kent. He rubbed elbows with other art icons such as Willem de Kooning, Ferdinand Leger, Man Ray, Ben Shahn, RufinoTamayo, and Galo Ocampo.“Igarta’s flowing patterns of color such as ‘Phoebus Wings’ and ‘Summer Solstice,’ are highly decorative and spontaneous impressions,” New YorkTimes noted in 1948. In a fateful moment he found work with the Color Aid company as a color mixer, where he developed, by eye — what hecalled: ‘the thinking eye’ — not by formula, the standardized color card packets still in use today. The likes of Josef Albers used Igarta’s cards in histheories, is in the subtle manipulation of perception by proximity of color fields.

Payment & Shipping

Accepted forms of payment: Wire Transfer

Shipping

Auction house will help to arrange shipment at buyer's expense.

Auction Details

The Spectacular Mid-Year Auction 2018

by
Leon Gallery
June 09, 2018, 02:00 PM PHT

G/F Corinthian Plaza 121 Paseo de Roxas, Legazpi Village, Makati City , PH

Terms

Buyer's Premium

20.0%

Bidding Increments

From:To:Increment:
₱0₱9,999₱1,000
₱10,000₱19,999₱2,000
₱20,000₱59,999₱5,000
₱60,000₱199,999₱10,000
₱200,000₱399,999₱20,000
₱400,000₱799,999₱50,000
₱800,000₱1,999,999₱100,000
₱2,000,000₱4,999,999₱200,000
₱5,000,000₱9,999,999₱500,000
₱10,000,000+₱1,000,000

Terms & Conditions

The following are the terms and conditions that Leon Gallery has set for the auction. Kindly read carefully.

Leon Gallery, all the participants of the event, processes, and transactions shall be guided accordingly by these rules:

GENERAL:

a. Each item (lot) in this catalog is offered for sale dependent on the terms exhibited below.

b. All lots are numbered according to the catalog unless otherwise stated by the auctioneer.

c. Transferring, selling, assigning of lots to anyone other than the bidder that won prior to the removal of the lot from the gallery is not allowed. Only the winning bidder has the authority to remove the lot from the gallery.

d. All items sold do not have any warranty. Leon Gallery is not and will not be liable for any unfortunate circumstances that can happen to the lot after it has been transferred to the winning bidder.

e. All participants must agree to be bound by the terms that have been set by Leon Gallery.

BIDDING:

a. Bidders are required to complete and sign registration forms. Participants shall be asked to present a valid government-issued identification card (passport, driver's license, etc.) upon registration.

b. Before the auction proper, each buyer will be given an assigned buyer's number. The highest bidder of a specific lot shall be the buyer of the lot.

c. The auctioneer shall announce the winning bid and the corresponding buyer's number of the bidder. Failure of the winning bidder to object at the time of the announcement shall be considered as an acknowledgment of the bid and purchase. The buyer is legally liable to purchase the lot or pay the difference if the host must re-offer and sell it for a reduced price.

d. The buyer's premium shall be 15% plus Value-Added Tax on premium (16.8% in total).

e. The auctioneer shall be in charge of supervising the bidding and shall be the sole arbiter of any disputes. Leon Gallery reserves the right to withdraw property at any time before the sale and reject a bid from any bidder.

f. Absentee bids are allowed in this auction. They are permitted to bid until fifteen (15) minutes prior to the start of the auction for all the items in the auction. Absentee bids for later lots may continue to be accepted according to announcements or signs posted on the office window. A deposit may be requested on absentee bids over Two Hundred Thousand Pesos (Php 200,000) or at the discretion of the auctioneer. The auctioneer will be responsible of bidding the absentee bid in opposition to the floor bidders. In case a tie occurs, the earlier bid wins the lot. Leon Gallery will not be liable for any failed absentee bid. The absentee bidders may contact the gallery after the auction to know if they won the lot.

PAYMENT:

a. The balance of the invoice must be paid in full and merchandise picked up within three (3) days from the date of the sale. One week after the auction, left items may be moved to an off-site facility for pick-up. A storage fee will be charged if merchandise is left longer than two (2) weeks of One Hundred Pesos (Php 100) per lot per day. If the property is left longer than four (4) weeks, it will be considered abandoned. We are not responsible for shipping, but if packing and handling of purchased lots will be done by us, it is done at the entire risk of the purchaser. A refundable deposit may be required.

b. Cash, cashier's check, wire transfer, personal check (items may be held until the check clears). If any legal action is commenced to enforce these Conditions of Sale, the prevailing party shall be entitled to recover its reasonable attorney's fees and costs. Time is of the essence.

Payments shall be wired to:

Account Name: Leon Gallery
Account Number: 2166008845
Address: G/F Corinthian Plaza, 121 Paseo de Roxas, Legazpi Village, Makati City, Philippines
Swift Code: MBTCPHMM

LITIGATION:

In case if litigation between Leon Gallery and the buyer, the parties must submit to the Law Courts of Makati.

Shipping Terms

Auction house will help to arrange shipment at buyer's expense.

Payment

a. The balance of the invoice must be paid in full and merchandise picked up within three (3) days from the date of the sale. One week after the auction, left items may be moved to an off-site facility for pick-up. A storage fee will be charged if merchandise is left longer than two (2) weeks of One Hundred Pesos (Php 100) per lot per day. If the property is left longer than four (4) weeks, it will be considered abandoned. We are not responsible for shipping, but if packing and handling of purchased lots will be done by us, it is done at the entire risk of the purchaser. A refundable deposit may be required.

b. Cash, cashier's check, wire transfer, personal check (items may be held until the check clears). If any legal action is commenced to enforce these Conditions of Sale, the prevailing party shall be entitled to recover its reasonable attorney's fees and costs. Time is of the essence.

Payments shall be wired to:

Account Name: Leon Gallery
Account Number: 2166008845
Address: G/F Corinthian Plaza, 121 Paseo de Roxas, Legazpi Village, Makati City, Philippines
Swift Code: MBTCPHMM