ANG KIUKOK (PHILIPPINES, 1931-2005)

BANANAS

Details

ANG KIUKOK (PHILIPPINES, 1931-2005)
BANANAS
signed and dated 'Kiukok 87' (upper left)
oil on canvas laid on board
27 x 43.5 cm. (10 1/2 x 17 in.)
Painted in 1987

Provenance

Finale Art File, Manila, Philippines (Acquired 29 January 1988)
Private Collection, Thailand
Anon. Sale, Sotheby's Hong Kong, 2 April 2012, Lot 300
Acquired from the above sale by the present owner
Private Collection, Asia

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Lot Essay

"I simplify the forms. The color just comes out, whatever comes out instinctively. What is important is form, not color. Even if the color is not too beautiful, when the form is good, the color gains power. "

- Ang Kiukok

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