Especially: painting, print-multiple, drawing-watercolor, tapestry. Tabuena wanted to learn more from the Masters, so he left the Philippines to study at the Art Students League of New York in 1952 and at the Académie de la Grande Chaumière in Paris in 1954. Signed lower right. Active in the Philippine Art Gallery, which opened in 1951, Tabuena created groundbreaking works that contributed to the evolution of art in the Philippines. Born in Iloilo City, Philippines in 1921, he earned an architecture degree from the Mapúa Institute of Technology in Manila and a painting degree from the University of the Philippines. Romeo Tabuena (1921-2015) ... D.C. Another of his principle works, an animal painting, Carabao, is on display at the Honolulu Museum of Art. Bibsy M. Carballo described Tabuena as “a gentle soul who appreciated good food, friends, [and] the many similarities between Mexico and the Philippines”. Romeo Tabuena (Filipino/Mexican, 1921-2015) "Flauta y Tambor (Flute and Drum)", 1962 tempera on masonite signed and dated lower right, "Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes-Museo Nacional de Arte Moderno" and "Galeria Central de Arte Moderno" labels with artist, title and date en verso. Romeo TABUENA (1921-2015) is an artist born in 1921 The oldest auction result ever registered on the website for an artwork by this artist is a painting sold in 1990, at Nagel, and the most recent auction result is a painting sold in 2020. The Instituto de Bellas Artes sponsored a major exhibit of Tabuena’s work in 1995.
He was also involved in the exhibit El Nigromante of the Mexican Institute of Fine Arts in celebration of 30 years of artistic life in Mexico. He won a second place award in 1949 from the Art Association of the Philippines for Agnus Dei (Lamb of God) and an honorable mention in 1952 for Black Christ. Framed. Filipino postwar Neo-realist painter and printmaker Romeo Tabuena experienced life, education, and culture around the globe, from his birthplace in Southeast Asia to his residence in Mexico. In 1955, Tabuena settled in Mexico, where he lived with his Norwegian wife Nina.
Filipino postwar Neorealist painter and printmaker Romeo Tabuena experienced life, education, and culture around the globe, from his birthplace in Southeast Asia to his residence in Mexico.
The Ayala Museum has displayed Tabuena’s work twice.
Estimate: $6,000 - $8,000 Description: Romeo Tabuena (Filipino - born 1921) - Village with figures and carabao. PHP 450,000 - 500,000. While living a humble and simple life in Mexico, Tabuena met his wife, Nina, a Swiss woman who also studied art and learned about her future husband through American Artist magazine.Despite his geographic separation from the Philippines, Tabuena preserved connections with his homeland.
In an interview, Tabuena stated that Cubism and Chinese vertical format painting greatly influenced him. In 1955, he moved to San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, an up and coming artist community, where he would paint for decades to come. Find an in-depth biography, exhibitions, original artworks for sale, the latest news, and sold auction prices.
Filipino postwar Neorealist painter and printmaker Romeo Tabuena experienced life, education, and culture around the globe, from his birthplace in Southeast Asia to his residence in Mexico. Active in the Philippine Art Gallery, which opened in 1951, Tabuena created groundbreaking works that contributed to the evolution of art in the Philippines. Most of Tabuena’s works were acrylics, oils, and watercolors that featured a combination of Filipino and Mexican cultural themes, such as the everyday working people, traditional housing, and native plants. Tabuena is best known for his depictions of Philippine rural landscapes such as farms, carabao, nipa huts in oil and watercolor media.
Active in the Philippine Art Gallery, which opened in 1951, Tabuena created groundbreaking works that contributed to the evolution of art in the Philippines. Other solo exhibitions included Manila in 1973, Mexico City in 1975, and another in Manila at the Galerie Bleue in 1981.Tabuena has received several honors for his works.
He participated in exhibitions and important art projects, including a ten-year retrospective at the Philippine Art Gallery in Manila in 1959 and a noteworthy solo exhibition sponsored by the Philippine government at Mexico City’s International Salon of the Palace of the Fine Arts in 1962. The New York Public Library, the Philippine National Museum in Manila, the Palace of Fine Arts and MoMA in Mexico City, and the MoMA in São Paulo, Brazil also feature Tabuena’s work.
See available paintings, works on paper, and design for sale and learn about the artist. Romeo Tabuena studied fine arts at the University of the Philippines (UP). However, he retained his Philippine citizenship. He is the recipient of various awards and citations, including the Golden Centaur Award from the Accademia Italia, Master of Painting honoris cause from the International Seminar of Modern Art, Bannierre Europeanne des Artes, and Medaglia al Merito from the International Parliament.
The work he produced while in Mexico includes colors from the entire spectrum and features common people, such as street vendors and laundry women. Painting: 19 x 13 inches . He also studied at the Art Student League in New York, USA, in 1952 and at the Academie de la Grande Chaumiere in France in 1954.