Signed Paco 62. I believe this to be a Paco Gorospe painting. Also on the back of painting is an outline "sketch" of another girl that was done with paint.
Francisco "Paco" Gorospe (10 July 1939 – 22 September 2002) was a Filipino painter, called the "Picasso of the Philippines".
Paco Gorospe is one of the famous painters of the Philippines.[1] He was born in Binondo, Manila. He was inspired by the simple and colourful lifestyle of native tribes. He joined a local group of artists in Ermita, Manila and sold his paintings locally, gradually gaining recognition. Paco started with crayons, later using water colours but finally shifted to oil paintings.
Gorospe's first major exhibition took place in 1962 at the Washington State Fair. US sales increased and in 1964 his works were chosen to represent the Philippines at the 1964 New York World's Fair[ Other foreign exhibitions followed including Okinawa, Japan (1972), Baden-Baden, Germany (1989), Switzerland and Denmark
Description
Category
Paintings
Medium
Oil on hard board (wood)
Distinguishing marks
Paco 62
Condition
Mint
Size and dimensions of this item
16 X 22 inches
Date Period
1962
History
My Aunt & Uncle purchased this pryor to moving back to the US from the Philippines where they lived from pre-WWII until 1966. She gave this painting to me before she passed away a few years ago.
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