Spanish artist Betsy Westendorp, who made a name in the Philippines for her portraits and her atmosferografias, passed away on Nov. 23 in her home in Aravaca, Madrid. She was 94 years old.
Spanish artist Betsy Westendorp, who made a name in the Philippines for her portraits and herBorn on Feb. 22, 1927, and raised in Spain, Ms. Westendorp was named after a Dutch aunt who was also an artist. She first arrived in Manila when she was 21 years old, after her marriage to Filipino businessman Antonio Brias. They were blessed with three daughters.
In 1971, then-Philippine ambassador to Spain Luis “Chito” González invited her to an exhibition at the Instituto de Cultura Hispanica in Madrid. The ambassador’s wife, Vicky Quirino-Gonzalez introduced her to Spanish royals who then posed for portraits. Among her high-society portraits include those of now-King Felipe VI and his sisters as children.
Among her accolades are the Lazo de Dama de la Orden de Isabela Catolica and the Presidential Medal of Merit for Art and Culture.In 2020, Instituto Cervantes de Manila produced an 18-minute documentary that featured an interview with the artist.In 2018, a self-titled two-volume coffee table book about the artist’s life and work was published in time for her 90During the launch of the coffee table book, Ms.
“We mourn the passing of one of the country’s most beloved artists, Betsy Westendorp, and express our loving thanksgiving for her life and art,” Salcedo Auctions wrote on social media. The Metropolitan Museum of Manila , which mounted Ms. Westendorp’s retrospective in 2020, wrote: “The Metropolitan Museum of Manila is deeply saddened by the passing of Betsy Westendorp, a beloved Spanish artist who developed a lifelong relationship with the Philippines through her art.”
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