Lot #588: J. D. CASTRO - Still Life with Pottery - Oil on canvas

                 

Artist: J. D. Castro (Filipino, 1908-1994).
Title: "Still Life with Pottery".
Medium: Oil on canvas.
Date: Composed 1968.
Dimensions: Frame size: 25 1/4 x 31 1/4 in. (641 x 794 mm). Image size: 24 x 30 in. (610 x 762 mm).
Pricing:
  Starting Price: $1,400
  Reserve Price: N.A.
  Auction Sale Price Estimate: $2,000/2,500
Lot Note(s): Signed and dated, lower left. Very good to fine condition.
Comment(s): The auction record for a Castro work is $7,455 (Christie's Singapore, 10/06/1996). He is known for his landscapes and still lifes, the beauty of which have often been likened to the works of the Flemish baroque school. Jose D. Castro was from Nueva Ecijano and a protege of Fabian de la Rosa, who was then the director of the School of Fine Arts of the University of Philippines. [27872-10-1400-NA]