Fernando Zóbel de Ayala y Montojo
| Fernando Zóbel Montojo de Torróntegui | |
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Fernando Zobel de Ayala y Montojo Torrontegui in 1966.
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| Born |
Fernando Zóbel de Zangróniz Arrieta, Róxas de Ayala, y Montojo de Torróntegui August 27, 1924 Ermita, Manila, Philippine Islands |
| Died | June 2, 1984 (aged 59) Rome, Italy |
| Nationality |
Filipino Spanish |
| Education | Harvard University |
| Known for | Painting |
| Movement |
Modernism Abstract Expressionism |
Fernando Zóbel de Ayala y Montojo (August 27, 1924 – June 2, 1984), also known as Fernando M. Zóbel, was a Spanish Filipino painter, businessman, art collector and museum founder.
Zóbel was born in Ermita, Manila in the Philippines to Enrique Zóbel de Ayala (1877–1943) and Fermina Montojo y Torrontegui and was a member of the prominent Zóbel de Ayala family. He was a brother of Jacobo Zóbel (father of Enrique J. Zóbel), Alfonso (father of Jaime Zóbel de Ayala) and Mercedes Zóbel McMicking, all children of his father from his first wife, Consuelo Róxas de Ayala (who died in September 25, 1907 at the age of 30). He was a nephew and namesake of Fernando Antonio Zóbel de Ayala, the eldest brother of his father.
His father was a patron of Fernando Amorsolo. In gratitude, Amorsolo would teach the young Fernando on the rudiments of art.
Zóbel took up medical studies at the University of Santo Tomas in Manila. In 1942, he had spinal deficiency that forced him to become bedridden that year. To pass the time, he took up sketching. He studied at the University of Santo Tomas and then left for Harvard University in 1946 to take up degrees in history and literature. He graduated in three years and wrote a thesis on the Federico García Lorca play The Love of Don Perlimplín and Belisa in the Garden.
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