Buen Calubayan

Lot 64: La Barca De Aqueronte

Name: La Barca De Aqueronte
Brand: Leon Gallery
SKU: f9c4c6ab7a
Price: 3200000 PHP

Est: ₱3,200,000 PHP - ₱4,160,000 PHPSold:

Leon GalleryMakati City , PhilippinesNovember 30, 2019

Item Overview

Description

The original La Barca de Aqueronte (The Boat of Charon) is a metaphor of the struggle between life and death—of the departed desperately seeking peace. It is also a political parable of the Filipino on a tumultuous journey to liberty. La Barca was created by Felix Resurreccion Hidalgo in 1887, in the same year as Jose Rizal finished his magnum opus, Noli Me Tangere. Charon is the ferryman of Hades who carries those who have newly perished across the rivers that divide the world of the living from the world of the dead. Some resist, others eagerly join their last journey from earth. Hidalgo is said to have taken inspiration from a reading of Dante’s Inferno, and there could be no more apt description of the Philippines in the 19th century. In 2016, Buen Calubayan began his landmark project, Hidalgo: Towards a History from Within, which follows the trajectory of the Filipino masters in the so-called Gilded Age. “Hidalgo,” he writes, “occupies the historical line of research that was started in Spoliarium (2013) towards the understanding of a period characterized as ‘the pinnacle of Philippine art.’ Such understanding is crucial in order to counter-illuminate the shadows cast by ‘the greatest Filipino painters.’” He continues, The objective of this project is to problematize the positioning of Felix Resurreccion Hidalgo and to understand his perceived location(s) in a given “world.” This “world” broadly spans from the 19th century where it was ambushed by significant changes towards the turn of the century. These changes form the coordinates where the possibility of “finding Hidalgo in the world” takes place. Calubayan deliberately appropriates the Hidalgo masterpiece with these differences, as noted in his detailed condition report, “Some figures from the original were omitted, particularly Charon and the boat, to give emphasis on the figures and the surrounding darkness.” In a powerful argument for nonobjective art, Calubayan asserts, “We have never left the Academy. Like Felix, we are all timid academic painters, modernists, and conceptualists.” His selection of Hidalgo’s most-awarded and recognized work is critical. The result is a large-scale imposing commentary on our art history and the identities formed by that history. La Barca de Aqueronte is thus one of Calubayan’s most important works from a world-class artist who is unafraid to defy legends. (Lisa Guerrero Nakpil)

Dimensions

72" x 108" (183 cm x 274 cm)

Artist or Maker

Buen Calubayan

Medium

oil on canvas

Exhibited

Exhibited: Blanc Gallery, Hidalgo: Towards a History from Within, Quezon City, June 11 - July 2, 2016.

Notes

Estimate (USD)
$64000-$83200
Estimate (EUR)
€53333.33-€69333.33

Payment & Shipping

Accepted forms of payment: Wire Transfer

Shipping

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

Auction Details

The Kingly Treasures Auction 2019

Leon Gallery

November 30, 2019, 02:00 PM PHT

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

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Terms

Buyer's Premium

22.0%

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

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