Javier Calleja - What Now?: Online Auction Hong Kong Thursday, February 2, 2023 | Phillips
  • “There is a saying... it goes like, "everything is more important than art, but with art, you can speak about important things." So with these simple characters, only a pair of eyes and one T-shirt, I can talk about everything.”

     —— Javier Calleja

    • Provenance

      Galerie Zink, Waldkirchen
      Private Collection, China
      Acquired from the above 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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Can't Wait (#19)

watercolour and pencil on paper
work 10.2 x 15.3 cm. (4 x 6 in.)
frame 15 x 20 cm. (5 7/8 x 7 7/8 in.)

Executed in 2017.

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Estimate
HK$180,000 - 280,000 
€21,400-33,300
$23,100-35,900

Sold for HK$239,400

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