Lot description
Vicente Manansala (1910 - 1981) Tsismis signed and dated 1977 (upper left) oil on canvas 27" x 35" (69 cm x 89 cm) P 12,000,000 PROVENANCE Acquired directly from the artist by Floy Aguenza LITERATURE Si Mang Enteng... Encountering Manansala. Metropolitan Museum of Manila. Manila. 2010. p. 28 EXHIBITED Tall Galeries, Metropolitan Museum of Manila, Si Mang Enteng... Encountering Manansala, Manila, May 20 - July 31, 2010 There is an equally delicious backstory to this marvelous painting. The collector reminisces that Mang Engteng would relentlessly pursue her to sit for a portrait ‘deshabille’ or partly clothed, if not at all — a request she staunchly re fused. Finally, the master produced this painting for her, saying that the third peddler with back turned was her — and pointing out that the fish ogling he r was none other than him. It’s a mischievous memento of this modern master who was renowned for his pranks and easy wit.
