In 2000, per a cultural agreement between the two countries, a Millennium Show was held in Tabuena’s honor and in 2007, the Philippines awarded him the Presidential Merit Award.2000 - Millennium Show was held in Tabuena’s honor Find an in-depth biography, exhibitions, original artworks for sale, the latest news, and sold auction prices. Active in the Philippine Art Gallery, which opened in 1951, Tabuena created groundbreaking works that contributed to the evolution of art in the Philippines. Romeo Villalva Tabuena (August 22, 1921- October 15, 2015) was a Filipino painter and printmaker who was born in Iloilo City.He studied architecture at the Mapúa Institute of Technology in Manila and painting at the University of the Philippines.He also studied at the Art Students League of New York and at the Académie de la Grande Chaumière in Paris. The New York Public Library, the Philippine National Museum in Manila, the Palace of Fine Arts and MoMA in Mexico City, and the MoMA in São Paulo, Brazil also feature Tabuena’s work. Painting: 19 x 13 inches . This show “further elevated the status of Philippine painting in the world of contemporary art”. He participated in exhibitions and important art projects, including a ten-year retrospective at the Philippine Art Gallery in Manila in 1959 and a noteworthy solo exhibition sponsored by the Philippine government at Mexico City’s International Salon of the Palace of the Fine Arts in 1962. Romeo Tabuena (Filipino/Mexican, 1921-2015) "Flauta y Tambor (Flute and Drum)", 1962 tempera on masonite signed and dated lower right, "Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes-Museo Nacional de Arte Moderno" and "Galeria Central de Arte Moderno" labels with artist, title and date en verso. Born in Iloilo City, Philippines in 1921, he earned an architecture degree from the Mapúa Institute of Technology in Manila and a painting degree from the University of the Philippines. Other solo exhibitions included Manila in 1973, Mexico City in 1975, and another in Manila at the Galerie Bleue in 1981.Tabuena has received several honors for his works. Tabuena is best known for his depictions of Philippine rural landscapes such as farms, carabao, nipa huts in oil and watercolor media. Framed: 25 x 19 inches. Filipino postwar Neorealist painter and printmaker Romeo Tabuena experienced life, education, and culture around the globe, from his birthplace in Southeast Asia to his residence in Mexico. He won a second place award in 1949 from the Art Association of the Philippines for Agnus Dei (Lamb of God) and an honorable mention in 1952 for Black Christ.
Bibsy M. Carballo described Tabuena as “a gentle soul who appreciated good food, friends, [and] the many similarities between Mexico and the Philippines”.
Framed. Romeo V. View Romeo V. Tabuena’s 358 artworks on artnet. However, he retained his Philippine citizenship. In 1955, Tabuena settled in Mexico, where he lived with his Norwegian wife Nina. His talents were first recognized around 1949, when he held numerous exhibits at the Philippine Art Gallery that displayed his watercolors and drawings. Good condition. While living a humble and simple life in Mexico, Tabuena met his wife, Nina, a Swiss woman who also studied art and learned about her future husband through American Artist magazine.Despite his geographic separation from the Philippines, Tabuena preserved connections with his homeland. Romeo Tabuena (1921-2015) ... D.C. Another of his principle works, an animal painting, Carabao, is on display at the Honolulu Museum of Art. See available paintings, works on paper, and design for sale and learn about the artist. He was also involved in the exhibit El Nigromante of the Mexican Institute of Fine Arts in celebration of 30 years of artistic life in Mexico. Active in the Philippine Art Gallery, which opened in 1951, Tabuena created groundbreaking works that contributed to the evolution of art in the Philippines. Most of Tabuena’s works were acrylics, oils, and watercolors that featured a combination of Filipino and Mexican cultural themes, such as the everyday working people, traditional housing, and native plants. Romeo Tabuena (1921 - 2015) Untitled (Carabao) Estimate. Filipino postwar Neo-realist painter and printmaker Romeo Tabuena experienced life, education, and culture around the globe, from his birthplace in Southeast Asia to his residence in Mexico. Estimate: $6,000 - $8,000 Description: Romeo Tabuena (Filipino - born 1921) - Village with figures and carabao. Dated 1960. PHP 450,000 - 500,000.
The Instituto de Bellas Artes sponsored a major exhibit of Tabuena’s work in 1995. Romeo TABUENA (1921-2015) is an artist born in 1921 The oldest auction result ever registered on the website for an artwork by this artist is a painting sold in 1990, at Nagel, and the most recent auction result is a painting sold in 2020.