Lot description
Fernando Amorsolo (1892 - 1972) Bathers signed and dated 1964 (lower right) oil on canvas 20 1/4" x 26" (51 cm x 66 cm) León Gallery wishes to thank Mrs. Sylvia Amorsolo-Lazo for confirming the authenticity of this lot PROVENANCE: Private Collection, USA Beyond the numerous commissioned portraits made by Fernando Amorsolo, landscape paintings, often integrated with his familiar figures of peasants and farmers, the lavanderas, lasses and lads, brought more aesthetic satisfaction to Amorsolo. Being a maestro, Amorsolo was able to presage the deep and complex relationship between man and his physical environment, his struggles to fathom the mysteries of a land that has evoked certain inexplicable feelings and emotions. Its poetic appeal dwell in the quality of their execution and the atmosphere conveyed by their exquisite light - immediately transporting the viewers to the particular places that inspired their creation, connecting the spectators to sites and environments such as this masterpiece titled Bathers depicting young men enjoying the sweet cold flow of the stream to cool off the summer heat.
