Vicente Manansala Paintings

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.

Vicente manansala paintings.

Vicente silva manansala january 22 1910 august 22 1981 was a philippine cubist painter and illustrator. Through his depictions of contemporary filipino life manansala addressed issues of intimacy poverty and culture. Edades december 1895 march is a filipino painter who was the leader of the. He painted an innovative mother and child madonna of the slums 1950 which reflected the poverty in postwar manila.

It was listed as the bird seller and was signed and dated manansala 76. National museum collection philippines. Vicente silva manansala 22jan1910 macabebe pampanga philippines 22aug1981 manila philippines cubism. From 1926 to 1930 he studied at the u p.

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. 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. 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. School of fine arts.

In 1949 manansala received a six month grant by unesco to study at the école des beaux arts in banff and montreal quebec canada. Madonna of the slums 1950 painting on masonite 86 5 61cm. Vicente silva manansala january 22 1910 august 22 1981 was a filipino cubist painter and illustrator. It is considered a key modernist painting of the 1950s.

Manansala was born in macabebe pampanga. Manansala s canvases were described as masterpieces that brought the cultures of the barrio and the city together.