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New record set for Fernando Amorsolo's 'Under the Mango Tree' at Leon Gallery auctions

New record set for Fernando Amorsolo's 'Under the Mango Tree' at Leon Gallery auctions

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Fernando Amorsolo's "Under the Mango Tree" sold for over P57.6 million. Facebook/Leon Gallery


MANILA — Leon Gallery announced on Saturday that Fernando Amorsolo's "Under the Mango Tree" was sold for over P57.6 million at The Magnificient September Action, earning a new world record for the National Artist.

"A new world record for the country's national artist!" Leon Gallery said on its Facebook story.

The 1929 piece from the collection of the industrialist and Father of Philippine Air-conditioning Edward J. Nell, now surpassed Amorsolo's 1931 oil-on-canvas "Mango Gatherers" which was sold at P46.7 million in 2018.


Amorsolo's "Under the Mango Tree". Facebook/Leon Gallery

Measuring 38 x 38 inches, "Under the Mango Tree" depicts Filipinos staying under a tree in the brimming brilliance of the fields.

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