Félix Resurrección Hidalgo: Tempestad Nocturna

FÉLIX RESURRECCIÓN HIDALGO (1855 - 1913)

Tempestad Nocturna

 

Estimate: PHP 4,300,000 - 4,500,000

 

Signed (lower left with inscription, 'A mi querido amigo Rosendo') and undated (c. 1900)

Oil on canvas

40 x 74 cm (16 x 29 in)

Provenance:

Durán Arte y Subastas, 'Arte, joyas, libros,' 30 May 2019, Lot 125

 

Considered one of the greatest Filipino painters of the 19th century, Félix Resurrección Hidalgo was deeply influenced by Impressionism during the period he spent studying in Europe. Hidalgo enjoyed depicting scenes from daily life by using a combination of loose brushwork and close pigment application to capture the fleeting effect of natural light.

 

Tempestad Nocturna is a beautiful example of Hidalgo's ability to capture the raw power of nature in his paintings. Through his use of color, light, and brushwork, he creates a vivid and evocative scene that captures the movement of turbulent waves against a blustery sky. In many ways, this masterpiece can be seen as part of a chronology of events, perhaps the precedent to the placid seascape Marina, which he completed in 1900.

 

Lot 30 of the Salcedo Auctions auction on 18 March 2023. Please see www.salcedoauctions.com for more information.

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