Lee Aguinaldo (1933 - 2007)
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Structure I
signed and dated 1959 (verso)
oil on canvas
44 1/2” x 22” (113 cm x 99 cm)
Provenance:
Acquired directly from the artist by Houston Haile who was assigned as special agent in the Philippines after World War II. Upon his demise, his three paintings by Lee Aguinaldo which formed part of his estate were inherited by his sister Louise Haile Lewis.
It was in the Philippine Art Gallery or PAG of Lyd Arguilla, hotbed of Philippine modern art at that time, that Aguinaldo held his early exhibitions, holding his third show there in 1959, the year of this work entitled “Structure I”. His output (abstract expressionist) from this period (the 50s) bore the strong imprint of Jackson Pollock, employing, however, his own self-developed technique in applying paint --aggressive strokes in oil -- to canvas.
Cid Reyes describes the artist thus: “...Aguinaldo already showed a surging artistic passion and derived a physical thrill from painting. Surely he possessed the physical toughness and the tenacity, if not ferocity of spirit, to measure himself against an icon as Pollock.”
signed and dated 1959 (verso)
oil on canvas
44 1/2” x 22” (113 cm x 99 cm)
Provenance:
Acquired directly from the artist by Houston Haile who was assigned as special agent in the Philippines after World War II. Upon his demise, his three paintings by Lee Aguinaldo which formed part of his estate were inherited by his sister Louise Haile Lewis.
It was in the Philippine Art Gallery or PAG of Lyd Arguilla, hotbed of Philippine modern art at that time, that Aguinaldo held his early exhibitions, holding his third show there in 1959, the year of this work entitled “Structure I”. His output (abstract expressionist) from this period (the 50s) bore the strong imprint of Jackson Pollock, employing, however, his own self-developed technique in applying paint --aggressive strokes in oil -- to canvas.
Cid Reyes describes the artist thus: “...Aguinaldo already showed a surging artistic passion and derived a physical thrill from painting. Surely he possessed the physical toughness and the tenacity, if not ferocity of spirit, to measure himself against an icon as Pollock.”
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Lee Aguinaldo (1933 - 2007)
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