Fernando Cueto Amorsolo

Private Collection, United Kingdom

The work is in good condition overall, as is the canvas, but with a minor undulation on the upper left corner of the canvas. Indications of light wear and handling on the edges is evident, along with delicate craquelures (located top, left and right quadrant of the green/black paint). Ultraviolet light inspection shows minor retouching on the upper left corner and treated molds that are not evident with the naked eye. Framed.
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“Amorsolo’s romantic style appealed to Filipinos and visitors alike. Women Bathers is a typical large Amorsolo canvas with quintessential elements: idealized women, cheerful children, sunlight filtering through bamboo trees, water reflecting extraordinary light; all seen from a slightly voyeurish angle….The colorist in Amorsolo discovered the painterly brilliance of the Philippine sun and distilled this special light in his landscape paintings. The sensuousness of the female form is another Amorsolo trademark.”

LEONIDAS V. BENESA, IN ART PHILIPPINES: THE LOOM OF COLONIAL ART, CRUCIBLE WORKSHOP, 1992, P. 96