FERNANDO

AMORSOLO:
GRAND OLD MAN OF
PHILIPPINE ART

GROUP 1
 Fernando Amorsolo
Fernando Amorsolo was born on May 30 th in 1892 in
Paco, Manila, Philippines. He was popularly known in local
history for his rural Philippine landscapes. Likewise,
Amorsolo is best cited for his mastery in using light, to
magnificently craft his masterpieces. His father was a
hardworking bookkeeper whose name is Pedro Amorsolo
and his mother none other than Bonifacia Amorsolo y
Cueto.
 Fernando Amorsolo
Amorsolo earned a degree from the Liceo de Manila Art
School in 1909 and entered the University of the
Philippines' (UP) School of Fine Arts. He graduated with
honors from the UP in 1914 and got study grant in Madrid,
Spain. He was also able to visit New York, where he
encountered postwar impressionism and cubism, which
would be major influences on his work.
First Successful Painting
Masterpiece
his first successful work art
happened in 1908. His painting
entitled, “Leyendo El Periodico”,
bagged the second place in an art
painting contest dubbed as “Bazar
Escolta”. This was an art
competition, organized by the
Asociacion Internacional de
Artistas. 
WORKS OF
FERNANDO AMORSOLO
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Fernando Amorsolo

Afternoon meal of the rice

workers, 1951, oil on
canvas. Won first prize at
the New York World's
Fair.
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Fernando Amorsolo

Mango
pickers, oil on
Canvas, 1936
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Fernando Amorsolo
Fruit Gatherer, oil on
board, 1950. A
specimen of
Amorsolo's
conception of an ideal
Filipina beauty
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Fernando Amorsolo

The Palay
Maiden.
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Fernando Amorsolo

El Ciego (The Blind Man), oil

on panel, 1929. This work
commissioned by a naval
intelligence officer who helped
in the liberation of Manila
during World War II.
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Fernando Amorsolo

A Basket of Mangoes, oil

on canvas, 1949 by
Fernando Amorsolo.
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Fernando Amorsolo

PLANTING
RICE
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Fernando Amorsolo

Market scene by
Fernando
Amorsolo.
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Fernando Amorsolo

Baguio,
1941, oil on
board
ACHIEVEMENTS
OF
FERNANDO AMORSOLO
• 1908 – 2nd Prize, Bazar Escolta (Asocacion
Internacional de Artistas), for Levendo Periodico 
• 1922 – 1st Prize, Commercial and Industrial Fair
in the Manila Carnival 
• 1929 – 1st Prize, New York’s World Fair, for
Afternoon Meal of Rice Workers 
• 1940 – Outstanding UP Alumnus Award 
• 1959 – Gold Medal, UNESCO National
Commission 
• 1961 – Rizal Pro Patria Award 
• 1961 – Honorary Doctorate in the Humanities,
from the Far Eastern University 
• 1963 – Diploma of Merit from the University of the
Philippines 
• 1963 – Patnubay ng Sining at Kalinangan Award, from
the City of Manila 
• 1963 – Republic Cultural Heritage Award 
• 1972 – Gawad CCP para sa Sining, from the Cultural
Center of the Philippines
CARLOS
“BOTONG”
FRANCISCO
: NAT’L ARTIST FOR
VISUAL ARTS
 CARLOS “BOTONG” FRANCISCO
the poet of Angono, single-handedly revived the forgotten art of
mural and remained its most distinguished practitioner for nearly
three decades. In panels such as those that grace the City Hall of
Manila, Francisco turned fragments of the historic past into vivid
records of the legendary courage of the ancestors of his race. He was
invariably linked with the “modernist” artists, forming with Victorio
C. Edades and Galo Ocampo what was then known in the local art
circles as “The Triumvirate”.
 CARLOS “BOTONG” FRANCISCO
Botong’s unerring eye for composition,
the lush tropical sense of color and an
abiding faith in the folk values typified
by the townspeople of Angono became
the hallmark of his art.
WORKS OF
CARLOS “BOTONG”
FRANCISCO
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CARLOS “BOTONG” FRANCISCO

THE
MARTYRDOM
OF RIZAL
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CARLOS “BOTONG” FRANCISCO

LIMAHONG THE
PIRATE AND HIS
KINGDOM
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CARLOS “BOTONG” FRANCISCO

First Mass at
Limasawa
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CARLOS “BOTONG” FRANCISCO

FIESTA
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CARLOS “BOTONG” FRANCISCO

FIRST MASS IN
THE
PHILIPPINES
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CARLOS “BOTONG” FRANCISCO

MUSLIM
WEDDING
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CARLOS “BOTONG” FRANCISCO

MAGPUPUKOT
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CARLOS “BOTONG” FRANCISCO

BAYANIHAN
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CARLOS “BOTONG” FRANCISCO

TINIKLING
ACHIEVEMENTS
OF
CARLOS “BOTONG” FRANCISCO
He was the second Filipino who received the title of
National Artist in Painting in 1973 after Fernando
Amorsolo. Among of his awards are first prize for his
work "Kaingin" at the annual Art Association of the
Philippines, "Most Outstanding Alumnus" in 1959, and
Republic Cultural Heritage Award in 1964.