Fernando Cueto Amorsolo

Mr. E. L. Knickerbocker (gifted by Mr. E. J. Nell in 1939, who commissioned the work directly from the artist for Mr. Knickerbocker in the same year)
Thence by descent to the present owner

The work is in good condition overall. There are indications of wear and handling around the edges and corners. There are scattered areas of fine craquelures throughout the surface. A few small spots of paint loss scattered, primarily located on the arms of the figure (in the center) and middle right margin. There are evidence of light spots of brown media accretion on the shoulder, background, and to the left of the pole. Examination under ultraviolet light reveals indications of retouching along the margins and edges, most notably the lower left and lower right corner areas. Framed.
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“For the first time the true colors of the Philippines were transferred to canvas in all their blinding brilliance. Curiously enough, the lesson seems to have been lost on (Amorsolo’s) self-styled followers. Paradoxically, it is the moderns who have used the tool and are most indebted to him for liberation from the “brown sauce” of academic painting…(He) has taught an entire generation of painters to paint and perhaps the moment has come to thank the teacher.”

-Fernando Zobel cited in Art Philipines: The Loom of Colonial Art, Crucible Workshop, 1992, p. 92