American Colonial

Period
(Art movements)

Fabian de la Rosa (1869-1937)

He was the brightest name in Philippine painting after Luna
and certainly the leading master of genre in the first
quarter of the century. Particularly noted for being an
outstanding painter of womens portraits, alongside Juan
Luna and his nephews, Pablo and Fernando Amorsolo.

El Kundiman (1930)

Planting Rice (1921)

Fernando Amorsolo (1892-1972)

Philippines' first National Artist in Painting (1972), the
so-called "Grand Old Man of Philippine Art", Amorsolo
earned a degree from the Liceo de Manila Art School in
1909 and entered the University of the Philippines' (UP)
School of Fine Arts. He was also able to visit New York,
where he encountered postwar impressionism and
cubism, which would be major influences on his work.

The making of the Philippine

Flag
The Palay Maiden
(beauty of the
dalagang Filipina)

Landscape Paintings of Fernando Amorsolo

Baguio Rice Terraces

(1944)

Returning to Shore
(1956)

Guillermo Tolentino (1890-1976)

He represents the National Artist Awards for sculpture in
1973. He is known as the "Father of Philippine Arts"
because of his works, like the famous "Bonifacio
Monument, that symbolizes Filipinos cry for freedom
and "The Oblation" in UP signifying academic
freedom .

The Oblation (1935original; 1958- bronze

cast found at the UP
Oblation plaza)

Bonifacio Monument (1933)