Javier Calleja - INTERSECT: Online Auction Hong Kong Wednesday, September 21, 2022 | Phillips

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  • Known for his cheerful and childlike creations, Spanish artist Javier Calleja has amassed an enormous global following for his wide-eyed characters.

     

    A smaller-scale version of a mural done by the artist in his hometown Málaga in 2013 to promote local urban art culture, the present work I Will Stay Here A While is a perfect illustration of the artist’s style – brimming with whimsy, satire, fueled by deep sentiments, while transporting viewers back to the vibrant hometown of his.

     

    Javier Calleja, Untitled, 2013
    Málaga, Spain
    Courtesy of Cuatrocento
      • signed, inscribed and dated 'I will stay ... Javier Calleja 2013' on the reverse; titled '"I WILL STAY HERE A WHILE"' lower left

      • acrylic on canvas

      • 24.2 x 33.2 cm. (9 1/2 x 13 1/8 in.)

      • Painted in 2013.

    • Provenance

      Private Collection, Paris
      Drouot-Estimations, Online, 25 October 2021, lot 57
      Acquired at the above sale by the present owner

    • 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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I Will Stay Here A While

signed, inscribed and dated 'I will stay ... Javier Calleja 2013' on the reverse; titled '"I WILL STAY HERE A WHILE"' lower left
acrylic on canvas
24.2 x 33.2 cm. (9 1/2 x 13 1/8 in.)
Painted in 2013.

Full Cataloguing

Estimate
HK$200,000 - 300,000 
€25,500-38,200
$25,600-38,500

Sold for HK$302,400

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Online Auction 21 - 28 September 2022