About Amorsolo

Fernando Amorsolo, the First Philippine National Artist for Visual Arts, is well known for his portraits and paintings of women and landscapes. But he is best known for his backlight technique, his greatest contribution to painting. Using this trademark technique, his subjects become outlined against a golden glow and a burst of light in one part of the canvas serves to highlight small details nearby. He had what one would call a love affair with sunlight. And it showed clearly in his pieces. His works were always suffused with natural light, which made for rich and vibrant colors.

With this, his idealism is clearly reflected in his work. The light shining on the Filipina beauty rivals the glow in her eyes. The daily routines that occupy his subjects become illuminated with his brush. The setting is simple and bountiful, unfamiliar to darkness and hunger and strife.

Fernando C. Amorsolo is the most distinguished painter in the history of twentieth century Philippine art. As the country's first National Artist in the Visual Arts, he is recognized for his brilliant paintings, genre sketches and illustrations capturing character and essence of Filipino life, rural landscapes and cultural traditions. To this day, his works hold a timeless appeal to Filipino and international audiences around the world.

Published by CRIBS Foundation, Inc. with ArtPostAsia, the Fernando Amorsolo 186-page catalogue is an important record of the seven exhibitions held in seven of the country’s leading museums, and contains highly informative editorial content on his life and artistry.

The catalogs are available at

• Ayala Museum
• GSIS Museum of Art
• Lopez Memorial Museum
• Metropolitan Museum of Manila
• UP Jorge B. Vargas Museum and Filipiniana Research Center
• Yuchengco Museum
• National Museum Bookstore
• The Peninsula Manila, Newsstand
• Solidaridad Bookshop
  531 Padre Faura St. Ermita, Manila
  Tel. No. 523-0870
• PNKY Collection
  Showroom 208, 2nd Floor LRI Design Plaza Building
  N. Garcia St. (formerly Reposo St.)
  Makati City
  Tel. No. 403-0392

Only a limited run will be available. Orders for the catalog may also be made by filling in the form below.

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Soft cover - PhP 1,800.00
Hard cover - PhP 2,500.00