Lot 23: Antonio G. Dumlao (1912-1983) Copy of the Spoliarium

Name: Antonio G. Dumlao (1912-1983) Copy of the Spoliarium
Brand: Leon Gallery
SKU: 36f46ee9fa
Price: 500000 PHP

Est: ₱1,000,000 PHP - ₱1,300,000 PHPSold:

Leon GalleryMakati City , PhilippinesDecember 01, 2018

Item Overview

Description

Antonio G. Dumlao (1912-1983) Copy of the Spoliarium ca.1960 signed (lower right)

oil on canvas
48” x 82 1/2” (122 cm x 210 cm) Antonio G. Dumlao was a very accomplished artist in his own
right having said to have made better watercolor works than his
very good friend Vicente Manansala. He was a shy artist who
shunned publicity and relied on his patron Don Andres Soriano
for introductions to his friends and acquaintances. At this time,
he was the art director of San Miguel Corporation of which the
Sorianos owned and did numerous murals for San Miguel and
Philippine Air Lines offices here and abroad. He also did murals for
the Far Eastern University, as well as numerous other homes and
institutions.
The Spoliarium by Juan Luna that is now in the National Museum
of the Philippines was a gift by the Franco Government in Spain in
1958. Unfortunately, because of its size, the painting was sliced
into three pieces before it was crated and brought to the country.
The painting was later restored by Antonio G. Dumlao before it was
unveiled again in 1962. The painting remained at the DFA before
it was transferred to the National Museum where it can be seen
today.
There can be no other artist who could do a better copy of the
Spoliarium than one who has studied and matched the actual
colors, strokes, and the anatomy of Juan Luna's most important
work than Antonio G. Dumlao.
Describing Dumlao’s version would be no different in visually
describing Luna’s masterpiece:
Its subject is drawn from classical antiquity, specifically the period of
imperial Rome, when bloody gladiator combats were hailed as
public entertainment. The gladiators who fought in the arena
were often captive kings, nobles and warriors from the territories
conquered by Rome. “Spoliarium” was the name given to the
basement hall of the Roman Coliseum to which, after the bloody
ordeal in the arena, the dying or dead combatants were dragged,
there to be despoiled of their last worldly belongings, and where
relatives and friends went to claim the bodies and those abandoned
were put to the torch. At the center of the painting, two dead gladiators are seen being
dragged by arrogant Romans across the space of the stone floor to be
dumped in a dark corner along with other bodies. On the left, two
elderly scavengers in Roman costume, hunched like vultures, greedily
eye the dead men’s effects; leather boots and straps, protective metal
linings, talismans, and other accessories, while beside them another
Roman raises his fist in protest at the inhuman spectacle. On the right,
a woman seated on the ground with her head bowed and her back to
the viewer mourns a loved one, while nearby an old man with a torch
searches for the body of his son amid the smoky haze.
The vast hall of the Spoliarium is suggested by the massive stone walls
and the dimly espied steps on the left where the crowd pours in from
the arena into the hall.
The composition of Spoliarium is basically triangular, with emphasis
on diagonal lines for dynamic effect: Luna moved from the smooth,
marmoreal style of the classical academy to a more spontaneous
approach. The influence of baroque and romanticism is seen in the
looser brushwork leaving flecks of color, the sense of movement and
turmoil in the vociferous gestures and straining muscles of the figures,
the chiaroscuro in the flickering highlights and transparent layers of
darkness, and in the deep emotional tone which contrasts harsh
stentorian voices with deep, elegiac mourning.
The drama of the work arises from its contrasting moods, i.e. the noisy,
avid crowd on the left and the grieving figures on the right. In the
portrayal of the two groups is brought out the relationship between
dominant and dominated, victor and victim. As such, this painting of
imperial Roman cruelty has been interpreted as an allegory of Spain in
the Philippines.

Artist or Maker

Antonio Dumlao

Provenance

Private Collection, Manila

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Auction Details

The Kingly Treasures Auction 2018

Leon Gallery

December 01, 2018, 02:00 PM PHT

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From:	To:	Increment:
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₱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

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