Jorge Pineda

Lot 93: Jorge Pineda (b.1954)

Name: Jorge Pineda (b.1954)
Brand: Leon Gallery
SKU: 6d84b55bb6
Price: 500000 PHP

Est: ₱500,000 PHP - ₱650,000 PHPPassed

Leon GalleryMakati City, PhilippinesSeptember 08, 2018

Item Overview

Description

Jorge Pineda (b.1954)
Study in Oil on Canvas, for the Philippine Revolution
A gentleman of the old school and a nationalist through and through, Jorge Pineda was one of the last students to be educated in the Manila Academia in the twilight of the Spanish Empire. He was also enrolled in Teodoro Buenaventura’s school of drawing on Magdalena Street in Tondo where it is said, he predicted his own success. Indeed, at the age of just 25, he would find himself in the company of Juan Luna, Resurreccion Hidalgo, Fabian de la Rosa at the St. Louis World’s Fair of 1904 where his “The Farm Girl” received a bronze medal. He became one of the country’s most sought-after illustrators and worked in a series of the most popular magazines. (He would mentor a certain Fernando Amorsolo at the Renacimiento Filipino.) Pineda invented the iconic Juan de la Cruz as a symbol of the Filipino everyman, dressed in salakot straw hat, barong shirt and slippers, that is still recognizable and loved to this day. He illustrated beauty products and bank notes. On his own time, he preferred to capture snapshots of Filipino life as well as our country’s history. (His other love was for fencing with the venerable Don Alfonso Ongpin.) This work is a study in oil on canvas for a larger work measuring 24 x 36 inches (61 x 91.4 cm), entitled Philippine Revolution — or its first battle, to be exact, which took place on 30 August 1896 in San Juan.
Andres Bonifacio plotted to take over this strategic town, which had its own arms depot and most importantly, controlled Manila’s water supply. He marshaled a thousand brave warriors, armed only with long bolos and bamboo spears hardened in fire. There was just a couple of guns among them : a bird rifle and a pistol. The Katipuneros were undaunted. Pineda captures the momentum of their courage, oblivious to the men who fall bleeding about them. One man lies face down to the right of the frame, another lets go of his javelin as a bullet pierces his brave heart. The three central figures press on, two of the men in tatters. The third in red trousers, Bonifacio’s formulaic wear, rally the troops forward. Other men cradle their wounds or have fallen to the ground. A dark shadow on the left falls backward, a Spanish soldier armed with a rifle and bayonet, overwhelmed by the patriots. A bolo is buried into the ground, marking the line in the sand the KKK had drawn in blood. The Revolution’s first battle may not have been an outright victory — the tide quickly turned as Spanish reinforcements arrived on board the new-fangled device called the tranvia. But it had put the world’s greatest empire on notice that their stranglehold on the country was near its end. -Lisa Guerrero Nakpil
signed and dated 1931 (lower left)
oil on canvas
18” x 26” (46 cm x 66 cm)

Artist or Maker

Jorge Pineda

Provenance

Estate of the artist

Payment & Shipping

Accepted forms of payment: Wire Transfer

Shipping

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Auction Details

The Magnificent September Auctions 2018

Leon Gallery

September 08, 2018, 02:00 PM PHT

Eurovilla 1, Rufino corner Legazpi Streets, Legazpi Village, Makati City, PH

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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

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Shipping Terms

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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

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