Lot  002 Ravenel Spring Auction 2020

Ravenel Spring Auction 2020

Carrot

Javier Calleja (Spanish, 1971)

2017

Acrylic on canvas

46 x 55 cm

Estimate

TWD 600,000-900,000

HKD 154,000-231,000

USD 19,900-29,900

CNY 142,000-212,000

Sold Price

TWD 2,640,000

HKD 692,913

USD 89,310

CNY 625,592


Signature

Signed reverse Javier Calleja and dated 2017

PROVENANCE:
Nanzuka Contemporary Art Gallery, Tokyo
Whitestone Gallery, Hong Kong



+ OVERVIEW

Javier Calleja was born in Málaga, 1971 and completed bachelor’s degree in Fine Arts, Granada University in 2000. His work seems to be a simple aesthetic, but he creates surprising and humorous art-pieces through ingenious changes in everyday events. In addition to the comics, pop art and surrealism both influence the work of Javier Calleja; the artist invites the viewer to form part of playful scenes, and to interact by participating in his ironies or by reacting to the disproportionate sizes that evoke the worlds of Alice. He is currently active in Europe and Asia, also has held several solo exhibitions in major European cities.


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Ravenel Spring Auction 2020

Sunday, July 19, 2020, 1:00pm