# Romeo Tabuena artist context and auction value notes

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Profile generated: 2026-08-24T11:53:14.605Z
Quality: medium confidence, adequate sources

## Artist identity

- Nationality: Filipino
- Common media: Painting, Printmaking, Watercolor on paper

## About Romeo Tabuena

Romeo Villalva Tabuena (1921–2015) was a Filipino painter and printmaker born in Iloilo City. Authority records identify him under several forms, including Romeo V. Tabuena, while Wikidata and VIAF also describe him as a Mexican artist. The available source pack does not explain that national designation, so it should not be treated as a settled replacement for his Filipino identity. His training included architecture at Mapúa Institute of Technology, painting at the University of the Philippines, and further study at the Art Students League of New York and the Académie de la Grande Chaumière in Paris. Collectors may encounter paintings, prints, and works on paper associated with his name. A reproduced work titled Carabao documents watercolor on paper as one medium in his practice. The current sources do not establish a specific movement, named series, or complete chronology, so those labels should be applied cautiously rather than inferred from style alone.

## Common works and media

Documented work types include paintings and prints, with watercolor on paper represented by Carabao. These categories are the most defensible starting points for matching an object to Tabuena’s practice. The collected sources do not support broader claims about recurring subjects, named series, sculpture, ceramics, poster production, or edition practices.

## Market and appraisal context

Romeo Tabuena’s market should be approached by separating paintings, prints, and watercolor works on paper before selecting comparables. The collected Appraisily page establishes an auction-price and value-guide context, but its excerpt does not expose individual lots, sale dates, realized prices, dimensions, editions, condition, provenance, or attribution notes. This profile therefore cannot support a price trend or prediction. A defensible appraisal should match an object to public sales by work type and medium, then examine the available lot-level evidence for each comparison. The identity conflict in authority records—Filipino biographical description versus Mexican artist labeling—also warrants careful cataloguing when records are matched across databases. Any market conclusion should remain conditional on verified object details and relevant comparable sales.

## Appraisily data basis

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## Sources

- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7363121
- VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/63629469/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romeo_Tabuena
- Appraisily: https://appraisily.com/artist/romeo-tabuena/