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'La Jota Manileña' by Félix Martínez. Photo from Salcedo Auctions' website

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px;display:block" width="960"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/17646579692281764657594415La Jota Manilena copy.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">&#x27;La Jota Manileña&#x27; by Félix Martínez. <em>Photo from Salcedo Auctions&#x27; website</em></span></span></span></div><p>&quot;La Jota Manileña,&quot; a painting by Filipino artist Félix Martínez, sold for P39,712,000, setting a new world-record price for the artist.</p><p>The oil-on-canvas piece was among the highlights of Salcedo Auctions&#x27; recent 15th anniversary sale &quot;Under the Tree: The Wish List,&quot; the auction house said in a Facebook post.</p><p>&quot;La Jota Manileña&quot; was painted in 1886 by Martínez, a 19th century painter whose brush captured everyday life in the Philippines under the Spanish regime.</p><p>The work&#x27;s title translates to &quot;The Jota from Manila,&quot; referring to the &quot;jota,&quot; a Spanish dance that developed into various regional forms after it was introduced to the Philippines, Salcedo Auctions explained.</p><div><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fsalcedoauctions%2Fposts%2Fpfbid035tdtNcCE7oLuK8vzukVDB8a4BRZpeucHf9wi98bvDPEKZmGCG8heuskPcktmpEZBl&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500" width="500" height="711" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><p>&quot;The Manila variant was a social dance of elegance and vivacity, performed by families during fiestas and family gatherings,&quot; the auction house said.</p><p>Martínez&#x27;s painting depicts two dancers in a village setting, surrounded by musicians and onlookers.</p><p>Apart from the Martínez work, other highlights of the sale included Ronald Ventura&#x27;s &quot;Waves,&quot; which sold for P14,016,000, and Fernando Zóbel&#x27;s &quot;En Conde de Ibarra III,&quot; which fetched P8,176,000.</p><p>José Joya&#x27;s &quot;Blue Grotto&quot; realized P2,803,200, while Oscar Zalameda&#x27;s &quot;Vendors&quot; sold for P1,868,800.</p><p>Philippine religious art, including rare furniture, also &quot;achieved notable results,&quot; Salcedo Auctions said, citing the bookpiece de tallado &quot;Patrocinio de San Jose,&quot; which sold for P560,640.</p>

<p>'La Jota Manileña,' a painting by Filipino artist Félix Martínez, sold for P39,712,000, setting a new world-record price for the artist.</p>

'La Jota Manileña,' a painting by Filipino artist Félix Martínez, sold for P39,712,000, setting a new world-record price for the artist.

Félix Martinez painting sells for over P39 million

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Félix Martinez painting sells for over P39 million

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Published December 02, 2025 02:49 PM PHT

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