LOT 33
EDDIE SARMIENTO
B. Philippines, 1940
Fishermen, 1980’s
Signed on lower left
Oil on canvas
61 x 62 cm
Private Collection, Canada
RM 500 – 1,500
Eddie Sarmiento was born on May 10, 1940 in Malabon. He studied at the University of Santo Tomas with a major in Advertising. He established a gallery in Mabini during the 60’s but eventually closed due to the increase of bars and nightclubs in the area. He did a number of commissioned art works for Clark Air Base, PLDT, Avon, Covelandia and Manila Bank. This oil on canvas piece by the artist is an arresting piece centred around a group of fishermen on a wooden boat, hard at work casting a net on one side and retrieving their catch of the day on the other.