Javier Calleja - Asteroid B-612 Online Auction: Inspired by a Saint-Exupéry Novel Hong Kong Tuesday, December 7, 2021 | Phillips
  • “I blinked my eyes hard. I looked carefully all around me. And I saw a most extraordinary small person, who stood there examining me with great seriousness. Here you may see the best portrait that, later, I was able to make of him. But my drawing is certainly very much less charming than its model.”

    — Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, The Little Prince

    • Provenance

      Galerie Zink, Waldkirchen
      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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Flower Power

watercolor and pencil on paper
sheet 28.7 x 22.4 cm. (11 1/4 x 8 7/8 in.)
frame 33.2 x 26.6 cm. (13 1/8 x 10 1/2 in.)

Executed in 2017.

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Estimate
HK$180,000 - 280,000 
€20,200-31,400
$23,100-35,900

Sold for HK$478,800

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Asteroid B-612 Online Auction: Inspired by a Saint-Exupéry Novel

Online Auction 7-14 December 2021