Benedicto Cabrera

(Filipino, born 1942)

Benedicto Cabrera, better known as BenCab, is considered the preeminent Filipino painter of his generation. Primarily figurative, Cabrera’s work often depicts woman and occasionally men wrapped in swirling, bundled fabrics and capes. He was born on April 10, 1942 in Malabon, Philippines, and studied at the University of the Phillippines. In 1963, he won first prize for his oil painting of a talipapa, or market, in a student competition, and was hired soon after by the national paper as its Sunday illustrator. Cabrera’s first exhibition of oil and acrylic paintings was held at the Indigo Gallery in Mabini in 1965, and has since shown work in New York, Los Angeles, Paris, Tokyo, and notably London, where has lived on and off for much of his professional career. In 2006, the Philippine Government conferred upon him the Order of National Artist for Visual Arts.

Benedicto Cabrera Artworks

Benedicto Cabrera (335 results)
Punk Series, 1989

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Punk Series, 1989

Sale Date: June 21, 2014

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The Kiss, 1994

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The Kiss, 1994

Sale Date: June 21, 2014

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Filipino Dress Study 1 (+ Filipino Dress..., 1974

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Filipino Dress Study 1 (+ Filipino Dress..., 1974

Sale Date: March 22, 2014

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Dancer, 1994

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Dancer, 1994

Sale Date: March 22, 2014

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Female Nude Undressing, 1988

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Female Nude Undressing, 1988

Sale Date: December 7, 2013

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Barefoot gentleman, 2007

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Barefoot gentleman, 2007

Sale Date: September 28, 2013

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Contemplation, 1985

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Contemplation, 1985

Sale Date: September 28, 2013

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Shapes and Squares, 1970

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Shapes and Squares, 1970

Sale Date: September 28, 2013

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Mag-ina, 1983

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Mag-ina, 1983

Sale Date: September 28, 2013

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Nude, 1997

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Nude, 1997

Sale Date: June 29, 2013

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Sabel in Blue, 2006

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Sabel in Blue, 2006

Sale Date: January 26, 2013

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Dancing at Rock Session, 1987

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Dancing at Rock Session, 1987

Sale Date: November 25, 2012

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Woman with a Basket, 1998

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Woman with a Basket, 1998

Sale Date: October 7, 2012

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Yellow Confetti, 1984

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Yellow Confetti, 1984

Sale Date: May 27, 2012

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Untitled

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Untitled

Sale Date: December 7, 2011

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Portrait of Caroline (The artist's wife), 1972

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Portrait of Caroline (The artist's wife), 1972

Sale Date: November 27, 2011

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The family (Image of Sarejevo), 1994

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The family (Image of Sarejevo), 1994

Sale Date: November 27, 2011

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The oriental fan (from Larawan series), 1982

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The oriental fan (from Larawan series), 1982

Sale Date: November 27, 2011

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Anxiety, 2010

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Anxiety, 2010

Sale Date: May 30, 2011

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Edo gesture, 1981

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Edo gesture, 1981

Sale Date: May 30, 2011

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Punk series, 1981

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Punk series, 1981

Sale Date: March 5, 2011

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River scene, 1955

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River scene, 1955

Sale Date: March 5, 2011

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Dancer, 1982

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Dancer, 1982

Sale Date: March 5, 2011

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Teodora Alonzo reads the story The moth and..., 1996

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Teodora Alonzo reads the story The moth and..., 1996

Sale Date: November 27, 2010

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