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Miquel Barceló

Spanish • b. 1957

Biography

Drawing inspiration from work by Diego Velázquez and art-making practices of the Avant-garde, Miquel Barceló is perhaps most popular for his hybridization of traditional Spanish figurative aesthetics and thick, abstract brushstrokes. Barceló is inherently drawn to that which is multimedia, having received training in installation work, painting and ceramic. This ability to work across various mediums comes from the artist's hunger for travel and exploring new lands.

Currently based between Mallorca, Mali and Paris, Barceló incorporates the visual aesthetics of his disparate countries seamlessly into his work. The artist's concern involves how to translate different modes of travel and culture into art-making. One recurring topic in his body of work is the ocean — the ultimate symbol of movement, displacement and the unknown.

Insights

Barceló was the youngest artist to ever exhibit at the Louvre in 2004.
In 2008, Barceló presented a large work at the Human Rights and Alliance of Civilizations Chamber in the U.N.'s Palace of Nations in Geneva.
A highlight from a 2017 Evening Sale of 20th Century & Contemporary Art at Phillips Berkeley Square, Barceló's violently impastoed Muletero, 1990 (£2,949,000) continues a Spanish tradition of bullfight paintings passed on from Diego Velázquez, Francisco de Goya, Pablo Picasso and others.

"I think it is a part of my job to invent new techniques—the right technique for everything."

Past Lots

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Miquel Barceló
Ull de Perdiu
Estimate $150,000 - 250,000
Sold for $177,800
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Miquel Barceló
Lanzarote (Serie Pornografica): four plates
Estimate £3,000 - 4,000
Sold for £4,000
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Miquel Barceló
La Mer avec Nuages
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000
Sold for £52,500
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Miquel Barceló
España económica
Estimate £300,000 - 400,000
Sold for £393,000
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Miquel Barceló
Muletero
Estimate £2,500,000 - 3,500,000
Sold for £2,949,000
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Miquel Barceló
España Económica
Estimate £400,000 - 600,000
Sold for £413,000
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Miquel Barceló
Untitled
Estimate £30,000 - 50,000
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Miquel Barceló
Gran Ciuno (Large Kitchen)
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
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148
Miquel Barceló
Untitled (Dos Pescadores)
Estimate £18,000 - 22,000
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Miquel Barceló
Lanzarote series: plates 11; 42; 44; and 46
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $16,250
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Miquel Barceló
Huîtres I
Estimate $400,000 - 600,000
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Miquel Barceló
À Livorno
Estimate £90,000 - 120,000
Sold for £103,250
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Miquel Barceló
Sinonimies
Estimate £200,000 - 300,000
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Miquel Barceló
La vie du fleuve
Estimate $30,000 - 40,000
Sold for $37,500
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Miquel Barceló
Le Pot
Estimate $30,000 - 40,000
Sold for $37,500
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Miquel Barceló
Untitled
Estimate $30,000 - 40,000
Sold for $50,000
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Miquel Barceló
Untitled
Estimate $30,000 - 40,000
Sold for $40,000
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Miquel Barceló
Apunt de platja No. 2
Estimate £40,000 - 60,000
Sold for £43,250
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152
Miquel Barceló
Locus
Estimate £350,000 - 450,000
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Miquel Barceló
La Rosa Blanca (The White Rose)
Estimate £350,000 - 450,000
Sold for £820,800
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