His early (1940s-1960s) works are described as depictions of anguish and dehumanization of beggars and laborers in the city. He was also an art director prior to going full-time in his visual art practice in the 1960s. His early (1940s–1960s) works, alongside those of peer, Hernando Ocampo are described as depictions of anguish and dehumanization of beggars and laborers in the city. He also went to Paris to study at the Academie Ranson for one month under Henri Goetz. His daughter, At the age of 76, Cesar Legaspi died on April 7, 1994 due to prostate cancer. These include Man and Woman (alternatively known as Beggars) and Gadgets. 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.

He was also an art director prior to going full-time in his visual art practice in the 1960s. Back in the Philippines, he had his first one-man show at the Luz Gallery in 1963. His early (1940s–1960s) works, alongside those of peer, Hernando Ocampo are described as depictions of anguish and dehumanization of beggars and laborers in the city. Consistently tackling issues of social injustice and the plight of the working classes, Legaspi rendered his paintings using undulating, geometric stylizations of forms. Cesar Torrente Legaspi (April 2, 1917 – April 7, 1994) was a Filipino National Artist in painting. 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.

He was an active member of the Art Association of the Philippines and was part of the Neo-Realists. Cesar Torrente Legaspi (April 2, 1917 – April 7, 1994) was a Filipino National Artist in painting. Aside from the monochromatic works in his early years, he exploited the full potential of color in his paintings. His early (1940s-1960s) works, alongside those of peer, Hernando Ocampo are described as depictions of anguish and dehumanization of beggars and laborers in the city. Entitled Games for Three, this is one of the paintings at Ayala Museum s exhibit Cesar Legaspi: The Brave Modern, which includes the artist s pre-war work, cubist paintings, Neo-Realist works from the 1950s and 1960s, and select large-scale works from the 1970s and 1980s. Cesar Legaspi on April 2, 1917 in Tondo, Manila (1917–1994) is a Filipino National Artist awardee in painting. 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 was married to VitalianaKaligdan with whom he had five children. CESAR TORRENTE LEGASPI. Cesar Legaspi (April 2, 1917 – April 7, 1994) is a Filipino National Artist in painting. 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. He went to Madrid in 1953 and pursued Art Studies under a scholarship at the Cultura Hispanic until 1954.

These include Man and Woman (alternatively known as Beggars) and Gadgets’. Primarily because of this early period, critics have further cited Legaspi's having "reconstitute… 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. He was also an art director prior to going full-time in his visual art practice in the 1960s. There he received medals for perspective and illustration projects. Cesar Legaspi on April 2, 1917 in Tondo, Manila was a Filipino National Artist awardee in painting. Endaya, Imelda Cajipe (artist and independent curator) and Cecilia B. Rebong (Philippine Consul-General). He was also an art director prior to going full-time in his visual art practice in the 1960s. He was also an art directorprior to going full-time in his visual art practice in the 1960s. He was also an art director prior to going full-time in his visual art practice in the 1960s. Filipino Art Philippine Art Love Painting Trees To Plant Contemporary Art Auction Dance Canvas Abstract.

Cesar Legaspi on April 2, 1917 in Tondo, Manila (1917–1994) is a Filipino National Artist awardee in painting. His early (1940s-1960s) works, alongside those of peer, Hernando Ocampo are described as depictions of anguish and dehumanization of beggars and laborers in the city.
Cesar Legaspi, honored as a National Artist in Visual Arts in 1990, is considered the pioneer of neo-realism in the Philippines. He was also the head of the Saturday Group artists from 1978 until his death on April 7, 1994.