Explosion,1944 Oil on canvas 33 x 23.5 cm (13 x 9 1/4 in) Red flames break through Amorsolo's typically idyllic blue sky in this oil painting created during World War II. The energy of the painting lies in the explosion cloud, marked by thick impasto, which glows against the darkened city. On the bottom right, the canvas is signed "Manila 5:20 p.m. September 21, 1944." Literature: Roces, Alfredo R., Amorsolo, Manila: Filipinas Foundation, 1975, p. 116.