31 Fernando Amorsolo (1892 - 1972) - A Typical Filipina Beauty

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31 Fernando Amorsolo (1892 - 1972) - A Typical Filipina Beauty

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Accompanied by a certificate issued by Ms. Sylvia Amorsolo Lazo confirming the authenticity of this lot
PROVENANCE: Private Collection, USA Cynthia Colpitts, from Durham, North Carolina, inherited the two Amorsolos from her father, Clayton Leonard Seitz who was the vice president for Cornelius Vandrebilt Starr and Co Insurance in the Philippines. They were incarcerated in the Sto. Tomas Camp in Manila for 3 years, where Cynthia was born. Her mom was pregnant when they entered the camp. To her recollection her dad got the paintings from Amorsolo before the war in Manila.
signed and dated Manila, 1926 (lower left)
oil on wood
14" x 10" (36 cm x 25 cm)