Fernando Amorsolo y Cueto. 1892-1972.
Manila War Ruins. 1945. Oil on canvas board. 13 x 17 1/16 (framed 18 1/2 x 22 1/2). Excellent condition. Replacement period gold leaf reproduction frame. Provenance: the personal collection of Right Reverend Norman Spencer Vincent Binsted, the Missionary Bishop for the Philippines for the Protestant Episcopal Church. He served as Bishop of Manila from 1947-1958. He knew Amorsolo and purchased the painting directly from him. Signed, dated and annotated 'Manila' lower right.
Illustrated on page 95 in the new book by the Fernando C. Amorsolo Art Foundation in honor of the artist's 125th birthday anniversary.: Amorsolo: Love and Passion. Volume I: Portraits. Volume II: Landscapes and Other Works. Authors: volume I: Sylvia Amorsolo Lazo, Kip Yusin. Volume II: Sylvia Amorsolo Lazo, Cid Reyes, Jane Allinson Ph.D., Carlomar Arcangel Daoana. A copy of the book signed by Jane Allinson, co-author, accompanies the painting.
Brent School was established In 1909 by the Rt. Rev. Charles Henry Brent, Missionary Bishop of the Philippines for the Protestant Episcopal Church, in the city of Baguio. It was originally intended to be a boarding school for the sons of American families stationed in the Philippines. Over the decades, Brent School Baguio evolved into a co-educational boarding and day school with an international student population. In 1913, Binsted Hall was established and named after the Right Reverend Norman Spencer Vincent Binsted.
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