Romeo Villalva Tabuena ART FOR SALE

1921 Iloilo City, Panay Island, Phillipines - 2015. Known for: Luminous, elongated figure, genre and still-life painting, murals.

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Filipino postwar Neo-realist painter and printmaker Romeo Tabuena experienced life, education, and culture around the globe, from his birthplace in Southeast Asia to his residence in Mexico. Active in the Philippine Art Gallery, which opened in 1951, Tabuena created groundbreaking works that contributed to the evolution of art in the Philippines. In an interview, Tabuena stated that Cubism and Chinese vertical format painting greatly influenced him. Most of Tabuena's works are acrylics, oils, and watercolors that feature a combination of Filipino and Mexican cultural themes, such as the everyday working people, traditional housing, and native plants. Some of Tabuena's watercolor landscapes are his most sought after works. Born in Iloilo... Read full biography

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Untitled (Church Landscape)

Type:painting

Year:1956

Size:32.50" x 42.00" x 1.00"

Medium:Oil

Signed:Signed and Dated

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An important 1956 oil on canvas by Romeo Tabuena (Filipino, 1921–2015), executed during his pivotal transition to Mexico. The work features a prismatic, cubist rendering of a cathedral facade, utilizing a sophisticated palette of ochre, dusty rose, slate gray, and earth tones.

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