Vicente Manansala

Vicente Silva Manansala (January 22, 1910 – August 22, 1981) was a Filipino cubist painter and illustrator. One of the first Abstractionists on the Philippine art scene Vicente Manansala is also credited with bridging the gap between the city and the suburbs, between the rural and cosmopolitan ways of life. His paintings depict a nation in transition, an allusion to the new culture brought by the Americans. Manansala together with Fabian de la Rosa are among the best-selling Philippine artists in the West.

In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Silva and the surname or paternal family name is Manansala.

Vicente Manansala
Born
Vicente Silva Manansala

(1910-01-22)January 22, 1910
Macabebe, Pampanga, Philippine Islands
DiedAugust 22, 1981(1981-08-22) (aged 71)
Manila, Philippines
NationalityFilipino
Known forpainter and illustrator
MovementCubism
Awards Order of National Artists of the Philippines

He was a member of the prominent Cruz, Manansala, Lopez family clan. He is considered one of the 13 Moderns, a group of modernists associated with Victorio Edades.

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