1998 Acrylic "Exciting Baby In Womb"80s Francisco Fagtanan

1998 Original Acrylic Painting "Exciting Baby In Womb" by Francisco Fagtanan (With Gallery Provenance) Artist: Francisco Fagtanan (Filipino-Canadian contemporary artist, active in Toronto) Title: Exciting Baby In WombYear Completed: 1998 Medium: Original Acrylic on Artist Panel/Board Authenticity: 100% Guaranteed Original. Hand-signed by the artist and includes the original vintage backing gallery label. Studio Registry Code: 1331 / X (Hand-inscribed by the artist) Original Gallery Valuation: $1,800.00 CAD Condition: Sound, excellent condition with no issues. Clean paint layer, intact frame structure, and pristine matte. Dimensions Outer Frame Size: 19.5" x 15.5" (49.5 cm x 39.4 cm) Inner Painting Size (Sight): 16.75" x 12.5" (42.5 cm x 31.8 cm) Description & Artistic Value Up for sale is a stunning, entirely one-of-a-kind original 1998 acrylic masterpiece titled "Exciting Baby In Womb" by recognized contemporary artist Francisco Fagtanan. This highly evocative work beautifully blends figurative natural imagery with emotional, expressionistic abstraction. The central focus features a stylized embryonic figure cocooned safely within a vibrant, swirling background vortex. The artist expertly utilizes broad, rhythmic brushstrokes in warm fields of deep crimson, fiery orange, amber, and gold to create a glowing, powerful ambiance.To ensure visual perfection, the artist meticulously laid down a clean underpainted white border around the composition to frame the movement flawlessly beneath the custom gallery matte. Provenance & Historical Value The reverse side of the panel preserves its authentic, vintage cardstock gallery tag from Praga Industries Co. Ltd., a legendary Canadian art supplier and etching press manufacturer based out of Scarborough, Ontario. The label details: The Original Retail Price: $1,800.00 Curated Status: Hand-marked as "Winner #7", confirming its inclusion or distinction in a juried art exhibition. Artist Contact: Displays the artist's original active Toronto studio telephone registry line from the late 1990s. Framing & Presentation The painting comes housed in its gorgeous, professional gallery presentation frame. It features a rich, polished warm-toned dark wood moulding with a mottled tortoise-shell pattern accent, bordered by a dual-tone white and dark brown matting that complements the fiery palette of the artwork perfectly Nearest intersection Yonge Street and Steeles Avenue