Jordi Ballester Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Jordi Ballester Art Value Price Guide

Mar. 14, 2024
JORDI BAGET BALLESTER. “Masia d'Escorca, Mallorca”.
Est: €200 - €250
Oil on canvas Signed On the reverse, titled and located 89x116 cm.
Balclis
Feb. 08, 2023
EQUIPO REALIDAD, Jorge Ballester (Valencia, 1941 - 2014). "Happy Holidays". Mixed media on paper. Signed in the lower right corner.
Est: €1,800 - €2,000
EQUIPO REALIDAD, Jorge Ballester (Valencia, 1941 - 2014). "Happy Holidays". Mixed media on paper. Signed in the lower right corner. Size: 20 x 22 cm; 25 x 30 cm (frame). Jorge Ballester founded Equipo Realidad with Joan Cardells in 1966, in the context of Franco's developmentalism, and they would dissolve it amicably ten years later, due to the change of scene brought about by the transition to democracy. The artistic duo formed part of the Valencian movement Crónica de la Realidad, a pop aesthetic, figurative and highly critical movement, developed around the theories of Vicente Aguilera Cerni. Equipo Realidad's trajectory was determined by its commitment to the social, political, economic and cultural situation in Spain in the 1960s and 1970s, as well as by the application of Marxist ideas on subjects such as consumerism, political oppression, the mass media, the social role of women and the function of art. Likewise, his was an anti-mercantilist version of criticism, which did not seek to please but to provoke, following his maxim "what interests us is not reality but its image". Ballester and Cardells met at the School of Fine Arts in Valencia in 1964, and it was precisely at the university where they met the artists of Estampa Popular, as well as the precursors of Equipo Crónica. Although Equipo Realidad was founded in 1965, it was not until 1966 that they began their artistic career, with the painting "El entierro del estudiante Orgaz". In these early years the duo combined painting with making posters and magazine covers. Somewhat later they made two visits to Paris where they discovered new trends, as well as spending a year working in Milan. They finally returned to work in 1972 when they signed a contract with the Punto gallery in Valencia, which gave them the financial stability they needed to concentrate on their pictorial production. This marked the beginning of a new stage in Equipo Realidad's production, characterised by a greater informative potential of the images and a flight from indiscriminate satire. His work would now be more subtle, and the acrylics and flat colours of the first stage would disappear in favour of oil and degraded colours. In 1976 Cardells left the group and, although Ballester continued to work under the same name with the photographer Enrique Carrazoni, Equipo Realidad finally disbanded in 1977. During this ten-year period, the duo held more than a hundred exhibitions, including solo and group shows. Works by Equipo Realidad are currently held in the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía and the IVAM in Valencia, among other collections.
Setdart Auction House
Jul. 14, 2020
EQUIPO REALIDAD - Landscape: Explosion in the port of Algeciras in 1936
Est: €3,500 -
EQUIPO REALIDAD Jorge Ballester & Joan Cardells 1966-1977 Landscape: Explosion in the port of Algeciras in 1936. 1973 Acrylic on canvas Signed and dated X-1973 On the back signed, titled and dated 1973 Size 100 x 100 cm
Subastas Segre
Jun. 02, 2020
JORGE BALLESTER AND JOAN CARDELLS - Untitled
Est: -
JORGE BALLESTER AND JOAN CARDELLS Valencia 1944-2014); Valencia 1948 Untitled. c. 1975 Acrylic on paper (two works) Signed by both artists respectively Size 18, x 14 cm; 18.5 x 9 cm
Subastas Segre
Dec. 17, 2019
JORGE BALLESTER Y JOAN CARDELLS - Untitled
Est: -
JORGE BALLESTER Y JOAN CARDELLS Valencia 1944-2014); Valencia 1948 Untitled. h. 1975 Acrylic on cardboard (two works) Signed by both artists respectively Size: 16.5 x 22 cm; 21 x 15 cm
Subastas Segre
Mar. 02, 2017
EQUIPO REALIDAD (1966-1976)
Est: -
EQUIPO REALIDAD (1966-1976) Jorge Ballester (Valencia, 1941-2014); Joan Cardells (Valencia, 1948). "Retrato de la reproducción del retrato de un retrato de la Sra. de Giacondo" (1972), serie "Retrato del retrato, del retrato de un etc.", óleo sobre lienzo, 100x81 cm.
Sala de Ventas
Dec. 01, 2016
Equipo Realidad, Legionarios, Oil Painting, 1974
Est: €8,000 - €10,000
Oil on canvas Equipo Realidad (1966-1977) Spanish artist duo formed by Joan Cardells (b. 1948) and Jorge Ballester (1941-2014) Signed and dated 'Equipo Realidad ´74' lower right Signed and dated 'Equipo Realidad 74' on the reverse, as well as titled 'Composicion / legionarios recien descendidos de un junkers 52 que los ha transportato desde africa a sevilla en julio del 36', inscribed 'VIII-2' Stamped '[]ogana principal' on a label on the reverse This work is accompanied by a certificate by the Fondazione Michetti, Francavilla al Mare, dated 18th July 2016 Dimensions: 170.5 x 170.5 cm Frame: 172 x 172 cm Exhibition: Mostra Nazionale di Pittura (Premio Nazionale di Pittura), Fondazione F. P. Michetti, Museo di Palazzo San Domenico in Francavilla al Mare, August-September 1974 (label on the reverse) Provenance: Galeria Punto, Valencia (remains of a label on the stretcher frame); private collection, Italy The Spanish artist duo Equipo Realidad freuquently faced up to political and social relevant subjects: The present painting shows legionaries coming from Africa to Spain in front of a Junkers 52 to support Franco´s forces at the beginning of the Spanish Civil War. Condition: The painting is basically in good condition, with tiny craquelure overall, scattered marks and small loss of color upper central and lower central. Equipo Realidad (1966-1977) The Spanish artist duo Equipo Realidad (Team reality), 1966 founded by Joan Cardells (b. 1948) and Jorge Ballester (1941-2014) in Valencia, came up with the aim to change society through art. Cardells and Ballester, who met during their studies at the San Carlos Fine Arts School in Valencia, were both active members of the Free Students Union, which was increasingly resistant to Francisco Francos (1892-1975) government. The artists faced up to political and social relevant subjects such as war, consumption, the role of women and the function of art with their figurative works committed to the contemporary pop aesthetics. The artists group split up around 1977 after the death of Franco and Spain´s transition to democracy. (msc) Shipping costs excl. statutory VAT and plus 2,5% (+VAT) shipping insurance. Auctionata charges the resale rights tax pursuant to Section 26 of the German Copyright Act (UrhG) towards the buyer in case of the sale of an original work of art or photography prior to 70 years having lapsed since the death of their creator. Therefore, Auctionata charges when purchasing a good if a protection as an original work of art or photography is given starting from a hammer price of EUR 400 an additional amount, which is calculated according to Section 26 (2) German Copyright Act (UrhG) and which does not exceed the amount of EUR 12,500. You can find more information about resale rights tax in Auctionata´s table of fees and T&C.
Auctionata Paddle8 AG
Dec. 03, 2015
EQUIPO REALIDAD Jorge Ballester Joan Cardells Signed lithograph Spanish 1974
Est: $350 - $550
EQUIPO REALIDAD (Jorge Ballester & Joan Cardells), 1966-1977 (Spanish)Title: Legionaries before a "Junker" on their Flight from Africa to Seville 1936 / Legionarios ante un “Junker” en su Vuelo de Africa a Sevilla 1936, 1974Technique: Original Lithograph on Guarro vellum paperPaper size: 71 X 69 cm / 28 X 27.2 inImage size: 48.5 x 48.5 cm / 19 x 19 inAdditional Information: This work is hand signed and dated in pencil by the artists "Equipo Relidad 74" (1974) at the lower right margin,as well as hand numbered in pencil at the lower left margin "12/75".The work was printed in a limited edition of 75 hand signed and numbered impressions.The Lithograph is also hand titled in pencil in Spanish at the lower margin. Equipo Realidad was a group residing in Valencia and consisting of Jorge Ballester (Valencia, 1941) and Juan Cardells (Valencia, 1948).They share the same aesthetic and methodological approach as "Equipo Cronica” created by Vicente Aguilera Cerni and promoted by Tomás Llorens, although their show a deliberate anti-aesthetic attitude, expressed by the documentary nature of their work. Their style evolved from the critical realism that emerged in Spain in the mid-sixties, in response to the exhaustion of Art informel, and was influenced by French narrative figuration and the Pop Art movement.Condition: Image in good condition. Light white scratch on left of image. Paper discoloured and water stained. Humidity spots present. Creases along right margin.
Gilden's Art Gallery
Jun. 19, 2014
EQUIPO REALIDAD Jorge Ballester Joan Cardells Signed lithograph Spanish 1974
Est: $350 - $550
EQUIPO REALIDAD (Jorge Ballester & Joan Cardells), 1966-1977 (Spanish) Title: Interior of the Church of Mirror - Cordoba September 1937 / Interior de la Iglesia de Espejo - Cordoba en Septiembre de 1937, 1974 Technique: Original Lithograph on Guarro vellum paper Paper size: 71 X 69 cm / 28 X 27.2 in Image size: 48.5 x 48.5 cm / 19 x 19 in Additional Information: This work is hand signed and dated in pencil by the artist "Equipo Relidad 74" (1974) at the lower right margin, as well as hand numbered in pencil at the lower left margin "12/75". The work was printed in a limited edition of 75 hand signed and numbered impressions. The Lithograph is also hand titled in pencil in Spanish at the lower margin. Equipo Realidad was a group residing in Valencia and consisting of Jorge Ballester (Valencia, 1941) and Juan Cardells (Valencia, 1948).They share the same aesthetic and methodological approach as "Equipo Cronica" created by Vicente Aguilera Cerni and promoted by Tomás Llorens, although their show a deliberate anti-aesthetic attitude, expressed by the documentary nature of their work. Their style evolved from the critical realism that emerged in Spain in the mid-sixties, in response to the exhaustion of Art informel, and was influenced by French narrative figuration and the Pop Art movement. Condition: Image in good condition. Paper discoloured and water stained. Humidity spots present. Creases along right margin.
Gilden's Art Gallery