{"title":"Alfredo Buenaventura","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"alfredo-buenaventura-sabong-roosters-oil-painting-philippines-c-1960s-1970s","title":"Alfredo Buenaventura Sabong \/ Roosters Oil Painting, Philippines, c. 1960s–1970s","description":"\u003ch2\u003eThe Piece\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRoosters in full motion, rendered as sweeping feather forms in white, blue, red, yellow and black. The birds are less portraits than pure movement: arcs of colour laid on with the knife so that the surface rises in ridges and catches the light. The picture moves between abstraction and figuration, and the paint itself becomes the fight.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe heavy impasto and saturated palette give the canvas real physical presence. It is presented in a wide wood-tone frame with inner gilt detailing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eHistory \u0026amp; Provenance\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe painting is signed lower left, Buenaventura, and is by the Filipino painter Alfredo Buenaventura (1942–1982). Born in Bulacan into a family of painters, he studied briefly at the University of Santo Tomás in Manila and then trained under his uncle, the painter Cesar Buenaventura. He became known for painting with the palette knife and spatula, building thick, tactile surfaces in scenes of markets, fisherfolk, harvests and cockfights.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe cockfight, sabong, is one of the enduring subjects of modern Philippine painting, and a dated canvas titled Cock Fighting shows Buenaventura was painting the theme by 1968. His working life ran from the mid-1960s until his death in 1982, and this painting is dated to the 1960s or 1970s on style and subject. \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/artists-alfredo-buenaventura\"\u003eAlfredo Buenaventura artist page\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eField\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eDetail\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eObject\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFramed oil painting, sabong (roosters)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOrigin\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePhilippines; Alfredo Buenaventura (1942–1982), Bulacan\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eForm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRoosters in a dynamic palette-knife composition, in a wide wood-tone frame with inner gilt detail; 24 x 36 in.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMaterial\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOil on canvas, heavy impasto\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMarks\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSigned lower left, Buenaventura\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eEra\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ec. 1960s–1970s\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCondition\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eVintage condition with visible surface texture, age-related wear and frame wear throughout. No major canvas tears. Condition Guaranteed.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAvailability\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOne of a Kind — 1 Available\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhy It Belongs in Your Home\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis painting brings scale, colour and cultural specificity into a room with real force. It has the movement and texture to hold an entire wall on its own, and it sits beautifully in a collected interior with dark wood, lacquer, brass, woven textures and ceramics. The traditional frame grounds it, while the painting itself feels vivid, modern and alive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo care for it, hang it out of direct sun and away from heat sources and humidity. Dust the frame with a soft, dry brush, and leave any cleaning of the painted surface to a conservator.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Viridian Eclection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47731777273961,"sku":"VE-1174","price":1365.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0651\/0093\/9369\/files\/alfredo_buenaventura_sabong_roosters_oil_painting_philippines_c._1960s1970s937571034736935846331334761.jpg?v=1782886085"}],"url":"https:\/\/viridianeclection.com\/collections\/alfredo-buenaventura.oembed","provider":"Viridian Eclection","version":"1.0","type":"link"}