Today in Philippine History (Philatelic Edition):
OCTOBER 27, 2002
The Parisian Life or Interior d’Un Café, an oil on canvass painting by Juan Luna was bought by the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) Museum, a Philippine-government owned and controlled corporation from Christie's Hong Kong in the amount of $870,000.
The Parisian Life, measuring 57 cm x 79 cm (22 in x 31 in) is one of Luna’s masterpieces that was painted in Paris, France in 1892.
This painting won as a silver medalist at the World Fair’s Saint Louis Exposition in the United States in 1904.
(Design, concept, stamps and research: Richard Allan Uy) All rights reserved
Photo credit: en.wikipedia.org
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