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Hernando Ruiz Ocampo (1911-1978) | Abstraction, 1977 Watercolor on Paper Signed: Signed lower left “H. R. Ocampo ’77”. Dimensions: Framed: 60.3 × 72 cm | 23.7 × 28.3 in Artwork: 46 × 57.5 cm | 18.1 × 22.6 in Provenance: Private Collection, Spain. Condition: Good vintage condition with some signs of wear. Framed. Conditions of Sale: All lots are sold as is. See Section 4 of our Terms and Conditions for return policy. All inquiries must be made prior to bidding, as no further details can be provided after the sale. By placing a bid, you confirm that you have read and agree to our Terms and Conditions in full. Shipping: Aurora & Athena does not provide in-house shipping. The successful buyer arranges shipping directly with a company of their choice. For shipments outside the EU, Spanish export tax may apply to certain higher-value artworks; no export tax applies within the EU. Any such tax is payable by the buyer. Please refer to our Shipping & Export Information page for further details. -- Hernando Ruiz Ocampo’s Abstraction (1977) is a beautiful example of the Filipino master’s exploration of organic form and color as containers of emotion and rhythm. The painting is a symphony of curves — overlapping and interlocking like fragments of living matter suspended in air. Ocampo’s colors of amber, coral and turquoise is earthy and cosmic at the same time, echoing the dynamism of his homeland’s natural world. Done in watercolor on paper, Abstraction shows Ocampo’s mastery of transparency and layering. The paint seems to breathe across the surface, creating transitions of tone that give depth and movement. Each line flows into the next with a musical cadence, a reflection of the artist’s lifelong quest for visual harmony from chaos. Abstraction (1977) is from the mature period of Ocampo’s work when his abstraction became more meditative. Here form becomes energy and color becomes light — a distillation of his idea that art can reveal the inner structure of life itself.