Lot 64 | 29 May 2022

 

 

LOT 64

ALFREDO BUENAVENTURA

B. Philippines, 1942 – 1982

Untitled

Signed “Alfredo Buenaventura” on the verso by the artist

Acrylic on canvas

60 x 90.5 cm

Private Collection, Canada

RM 2,000 – RM 4,000

Alfredo Buenaventura was born into a distinguished family of artists in Bulacan, a province north of Manila, Philippines. After studying art for a short period at the University of Santo Tomás, Alfredo was placed under the tutelage of his uncle, the painter Cesar Buenaventura, who was at the peak of his artistic career as a painter, mainly of Impressionist landscapes. Alfredo used a spatula to create the expressionist fillings that characterise his works and contrasted this technique with the subtle impressionism he learned from his uncle. Alfredo died of a heart disease, shortly before his fortieth birthday.