While this led to an active phase with his major pieces, he also worked as a magazine illustrator and artistic director at an advertising agency. Apart from this, he holds the record of five retrospective exhibitions at different venues: the Museum of Philippine Art in 1978, the National Museum and the Metropolitan Museum in 1988, and the Luz Gallery and the Cultural Center of the Philippines in 1990. Cesar Legaspi was a 20th-century Filipino painter best known for his Cubist-inspired works. Back in the Philippines, he had his first one-man show at the Luz Gallery in 1963. He took up painting for one term at the During his career as an artist, he had the opportunity to be part of several exhibits abroad, including the First Plastic Arts Conference in Rome in 1953, the São Paulo Biennial in Graphic Arts in 1967 and 1969, and the Wraxall Gallery in London with Filipino artists He was married to Betty, with 5 children. Legaspi belonged to the so-called “Thirteen Moderns” and later, the “Neo-realists”.
Legaspi was born to Manuel Legaspi and Rosario Torrente in Tondo, Manila.
Learn about the artist and find an in-depth biography, exhibitions, original artworks, the latest news, and sold auction prices. He finally left the agency in 1968 to focus on his painting.During his career as an artist, he had the opportunity to be part of several exhibits abroad, including the First Plastic Arts Conference in Rome in 1953, the São Paulo Biennial in Graphic Arts in 1967 and 1969, and the Wraxall Gallery in London with Filipino artists Malang and Bencab in 1982. Endaya, Imelda Cajipe (artist and independent curator) and Cecilia B. Rebong (Philippine Consul-General). He took up painting for one term at the University of the Philippines School of Fine Arts before he decided to take commercial art courses instead. He went to Madrid in 1953 and pursued Art Studies under a scholarship at the Cultura Hispanic until 1954. CESAR LEGASPI (Biography & Artworks) Personal Background Cesar Torrente Legaspi was born April 2, 1917 to Manuel Legaspi and Rosario Torrente in Tondo, Manila.. Educational Background He took up Painting for one term at the University of the Philippines School of Fine Arts . These include Man and Woman (alternatively known as Beggars) and Gadgets. Primarily because of this early period, critics have further cited Legaspi's havi… He was also an art director prior to going full-time in his visual art practice in the 1960s. Buying Cesar Legaspe paintings – Highest Prices Paid: Artist Bio & images follow: CESAR TORRENTE LEGASPI (b. Tondo Manila 2 Apr 1917 d. Metro Manila 7 Apr 1994) A National Artist in painting, Legaspi was the son of Manuel Legaspi and Rosario Torrente.
Legaspi was born to Manuel Legaspi and Rosario Torrente in Tondo, Manila. Cesar Torrente Legaspi (April 2, 1917 – April 7, 1994) was a Filipino National Artist in painting.