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David Medalla (1942 - 2020) Untitled signed, inscribed ‘Venice’ anddated 1982 (lower right) oil on canvas 15 1/2” x 9 1/2” (39 cm x 24 cm) PROVENANCEAcquired directly from the artist’s sister,Ms. Milagros Cortez Medalla
Leon GalleryDavid Medalla (1942 - 2020) Bacchus Asleep signed and dated 1989 (lower right) oil on canvas 20" x 29 1/2" (51 cm x 75 cm) Bacchus Asleep was a gift by the Filipino global artist David Medalla to Edwin Garcia, Chairman of the Board of the Garcia College of Technology, the premier business and engineering school in Kalibo, Aklan, and founded in 1968 by his parents, Don Florencio M. Garcia and Doña Enrica Reyes. The piece depicts Bacchus, the Roman god of agriculture, fertility, wine, and unrestrained revelry. In this work, the deity is in a state of dormancy, perhaps due to intoxication. When Garcia received the work, it was sealed inside a tube and contained a letter, which had been lost when he moved to Kalibo. Medalla and Garcia met sometime during the 1960s. Medalla was then staying briefly at the iconic Malate coffee shop along Mabini St., Los Indios Bravos, founded by Beatrice "Betsy" Romualdez-Francia. During its heydays, the café was a gathering place for artists, writers, intellectuals, and bohemians. Its frequenters included future National Artists—Cesar Legaspi, H.R. Ocampo, Federico Alcuaz, Ang Kiukok, and Bencab. It was a felicitous occasion for Garcia to have met Medalla at the famous watering hole, for they eventually became life-long friends. They even frequently met whenever the latter was in New York or London. Medalla moved to the United Kingdom in the early 1960s and settled there for good. There, he co-founded the Signals Gallery in London in 1964. Medalla occasionally returned to the Philippines, where he passed away in December 2020. (A.M.)
Leon GalleryPROPERTY FROM THE ELVIRA MANAHAN COLLECTION David Medalla (b. 1942) Tree of Life signed and dated 1969 (lower right) watercolor on paper 17 1/2” x 11 1/2” (44 cm x 29 cm) PROVENANCE A gift from the artist to Elvira Manahan
Leon GalleryDavid Medalla (1942 - 2020) Rhapsody of the Dagger and Ammonia Boy: Autumn, Evening hand signed and dated London 1979 (lower right) print, 1/10 7” x 9 3/4” (18 cm x 24 cm)
Leon GalleryDavid Medalla (1942 - 2020) a) Untitled b) Untitled a) hand signed, dated, and dedicated “To Virgil, Mabuhay! - David Medalla, London, 30 March 1986” (lower right) b) hand signed and dedicated “Auguri! - David Medalla” (upper left) a) print a) 11 3/4” x 8 1/4” (29 cm x 20 cm) b) 6” x 4” (15 cm x 10 cm)
Leon GalleryDavid Medalla (1942 - 2020) South of Eden dated 1957 oil on board 14” x 19” (36 cm x 48 cm)
Leon GalleryDavid Medalla(1942 - 2020) Untitled signed (lower right) mixed media 25 1/2” x 14 1/2” (65 cm x 37 cm)
Leon GalleryDavid Medalla (b. 1942) Portrait of Jose Garcia Villa signed and dated 1959 (upper right) charcoal on paper 10 1/2” x 8” (27 cm x 20 cm)
Leon GalleryDavid Medalla, (b.1942), Portrait of Robert Nassif, signed and dated 1960 (upper right), acrylic on paper25” x 19” (63 cm x 48 cm), PROPERTY OF A DISTINGUISHED LADY,
Leon GalleryDavid Medalla, (b.1942), Untitled, signed and dated 1960 (upper middle), acrylic on paper25” x 19” (63 cm x 48 cm), PROPERTY OF A DISTINGUISHED LADY,
Leon GalleryDAVID MEDALLA Manila, 1938 Urbi et orbi, 2016 Processed bread, 8 x 11 x 10 cm Inscription and signed on the side: “Per Antonio Sassu e gruppo sinestetico, Medalla”
Bertolami Fine ArtDavid Medalla (b.1942) La Amant del Opera signed and dated 1985 (lower left) oil on paper 11” x 10” (28 cm x 25 cm)
Leon GalleryDAVID MEDALLA (b. 1942) Joe Cali, Painter and G.I. 2012 Mixed media 74 x 54 cm (29 x 21 1/4 in)
Salcedo AuctionsDavid Medalla (b.1942) El Centauro signed and dated 1956 (bottom) pen and ink on paper 11 1/2” x 7 1/2” (29 cm x 19 cm)
Leon GalleryDavid Medalla (b.1942) Berlin signed and dated 2006 (upper left) oil on canvas 24” x 20” (41 cm x 51 cm)
Leon GalleryDavid Medalla, arguably the foremost living Filipino artist internationally, paints in a naif style that blends mellifluously with his world view. This work hearkens to inclusiveness and to a peaceful and harmonious society - the Chinese character in this picture translates as 'big' in keeping with this grandiose dream - tracing memories from a complex life that leaves viewers wondering if they are the audience to a performance.
Salcedo AuctionsDavid Medalla (b.1942) a.) Bacchus Asleep signed and dated 1981 (lower right) ink on paper 10 1/2 x 16 1/2 (27 cm x 42 cm) b.) David Medalla and Oriol de Quadras signed and dated 1978 (bottom) print 7/10 31 1/4 x 22 1/2 (79 cm x 57 cm) c.) South of Eden signed and dated 1982 (lower right) print 16/30 35 x 25 (89 cm x 64 cm) PROPERTY FROM THE BEN CHAN COLLECTION
Leon GalleryDavid Medalla (1942) Untitled signed and dated 1989 (lower right) oil on canvas 20" x 16" (50 cm x 41 cm)
Leon GalleryDavid Medalla (born 1942) Rhapsody of the Dagger and Ammonia Boy 1979
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