Nov 23, 2021 - Sale 2589

Sale 2589 - Lot 52

Price Realized: $ 3,000
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 1,000 - $ 1,500

AMADEO Y. MANALAD (1911-1984)

VISIT BAGUIO / PHILIPPINES. Circa 1950.


29 3/4x19 3/4 inches, 75 1/2x50 1/4 cm. Toppan Printing Co., Ltd., Tokyo.
Condition A: minor abrasions at edges.

Manalad was known for his historical, figural murals, having developed his passion for studying and depicting Filipino history and legends since childhood. He also illustrated for magazines and history books. In 2017, the Ayala Museum in the Philippines exhibited his drawings alongside those of his better-known colleague, Vicente Manansala, commissioned for a book called Philippine Saga: A Pictorial History of the Archipelago Since Time Began (1952).