LOT 75
ALFREDO BUENAVENTURA
B. Philippines, 1942 – 1982
Paddy Farmers, 1980’s
Signed “Buenaventura” on lower right
Oil on canvas
28.5 x 38.5 cm
Private Collection, USA
RM 500 – RM 1,000
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.