Javier Calleja - Modern & Contemporary Art: Online Auction, Hong Kong Hong Kong Tuesday, August 27, 2024 | Phillips
  • "Sometimes, you are painting, and your mind, your emotions, are all in the painting. This is the moment when you can find something new. It’s an emotional moment." 

    — Javier Calleja 

     

    The present work exhibited at London, Dorothy Circus Gallery, Mother & Child, 13 April – 9 June 2019 
    Image: Courtesy of Dorothy Circus Gallery, London

     

    • Provenance

      Dorothy Circus Gallery, Rome
      Acquired from the above by the present owner

    • Exhibited

      Rome, Dorothy Circus Gallery, Mother & Child, 13 April - 9 June 2019

    • Literature

      Javier Calleja, Why Not?, Tokyo, 2023, p.256 (illustrated)

    • Artist Biography

      Javier Calleja

      Javier Calleja (b. 1971) is a contemporary Spanish artist living and working in
      Malaga, Spain. Calleja is most known for his figurative style of cartoonish, doe-eyed
      characters with exaggerated features. His style is influenced by the toys and comics
      from his 70s and 80s upbringing. Calleja’s characters are often accompanied by text
      that contrasts the innocent and adolescent looking facial expressions of the
      characters represented in the compositions. Calleja works in painting, sculpture,
      and works on paper.

      Calleja holds a BFA from Granada University in Spain. His works have been exhibited worldwide and he is currently represented by Almine Rech.

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Mater

mixed media on paper
work 70 x 100 cm. (27 1/2 x 39 3/8 in.)
frame 84.2 x 114.5 cm. (33 1/8 x 45 1/8 in.)

Executed in 2019.

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Estimate
HK$100,000 - 200,000 
€11,500-23,100
$12,800-25,600

Sold for HK$127,000

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