Historians are skeptical by nature, and doubly so in the case of the boceto or study of Juan Luna’s “Spoliarium” that surfaced from a private collection in Spain, and is up for auction in Manila next ...

MANILA, Philippines – A smaller version of the country’s largest painting and national treasure, the Spoliarium by Juan Luna, surfaced during a private presentation in Makati City on Thursday ...

Ramon “Richie” Lerma, director of Salcedo Auctions, was told he was inspecting photographs of a boceto of the “Spoliarium”—Juan Luna’s most ... a very serene green glow.

Just before it was shipped to Manila, the Spoliarium was cut into three pieces, with each piece going into its own crate. These pieces were much later received by the Juan Luna Centennial Manila ...

Going once, twice, and it's sold. The recently unveiled "Boceto for Spoliarium" by Juan Luna on Saturday fetched P63 million at the Rigodon Ballroom as part of the "Important Philippine Art" of "The ...

The “Spoliarium” may well be Juan Luna’s largest and ... many people are afraid to ask about Luna: Is this Philippine art? Compare “Portrait of a Lady” (center) with two photographs ...

22 and 23 at the Peninsula Manila. The centerpiece of this year’s auction is what is believe to be a boceto for Juan Luna’s Spoliarium. Salcedo Auctions director Richie Lerma recalled receiving a ...

Salcedo Auctions this week shared new evidence that supports the authenticity of the recently unveiled "Boceto for Spoliarium" by Juan Luna. An email correspondence acquired by Salcedo Auctions ...

AFTER ALMOST 14 minutes of back-and-forth bidding, an unnamed phone bidder won ownership of Juan Luna’s boceto for the Spoliarium at a gavel price of P63 million from its starting bid at P25 million ...