INFORMATION ABOUT

VICTORIO C. EDADES
Victorio C. Edades (1895 -1985)

Recognized as the father of the Modern

Philippine Painting known for using dark somber
colors in his Paintings. His works focused on
factory workers, laborers, or other simple
townspeople. He also introduced a degree
program offering subjects in foreign languages
and art history, which would later lead to a
Bachelor’s degree in fine arts.
Early styles after his stint on architecture already show
his indication towards the impressionism technique. In
the market and the picnic, his choice of subject matter
do not take flight from pleasant daily scenery, his brush
strokes and observance of non propertionality in the
figures made his teachers consider him “very
ambitious”. His earlier works already showed his
affinity towards the style of Cezanne and other past
impressionists.
These are the four artworks
of Victor Edades

1. The sketch (1928)

It gave Edades the artistic
direction he was looking for.
2. The Builders
Is one of Victorio Edades
major works that he
exhibited in 1928 during his
one man show.
3. Poinsettia Girl (1976)
Has become one of the most
iconic works. It has been
documented in multiple
publications and was the star
of the show ‘Edades in
Retrospect’ at the Museum of
Philippine art in 1980.
4. Mother and Daughter (1926)
Is one of the pioneering figures of
Filipino modern art on the U.S.
 Through his continuous propagation of modern
art as shown in his works and teachings, Edades
proved that modernists were not fooling people
asserted.

Edades retired to Davao City with his family.

There he taught for a time at the Philippine
women’s college and resumed his career as an
artist.
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