Vicente Manansala Paintings

It was listed as the bird seller and was signed and dated manansala 76.

Vicente manansala paintings.

From 1926 to 1930 he studied at the u p. May 2012 an oil on canvas painting similar to the birdman 1973 by vicente mansala was being sold at christie s hong kong for its asian 20th century art auction. It is considered a key modernist painting of the 1950s. Vicente silva manansala january 22 1910 august 22 1981 was a filipino cubist painter and illustrator.

Vicente silva manansala was a filipino artist known for his cubist paintings and prints. Besides the mother and child his subjects included jeepnevs barong barong cockfighters families gathering for a modest meal and quiapo women vendors of various goods. Manansala was born in macabebe pampanga. Market vendors vicente manansala 1949 madonna of the slums vicente manansala 1950 man girl and cock vicente manansala 1953.

In 1949 manansala received a six month grant by unesco to study at the école des beaux arts in banff and montreal quebec canada. School of fine arts. He painted an innovative mother and child madonna of the slums 1950 which reflected the poverty in postwar manila. Vicente silva manansala 22jan1910 macabebe pampanga philippines 22aug1981 manila philippines cubism.

Through his depictions of contemporary filipino life manansala addressed issues of intimacy poverty and culture. His melding of social commentary with painting had a profound influence on the younger filipino artists of his generation such as angelito antonio and manuel baldemor. Manansala s canvases were described as masterpieces that brought the cultures of the barrio and the city together. In this piece manansala s technical mastery shines through with his masterful approach with watercolor so much so that such works have become pieces of great renown.

Vicente manansala s transparent cubism flaunts a translucence and ethereality a lightness akin to that of his earlier works with watercolor that preceded them. Madonna of the slums 1950 painting on masonite 86 5 61cm.