Rafa Macarron Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Rafa Macarron Art Value Price Guide

Nov. 12, 2024
RAFA MACARRON (B. 1981). Untitled. mixed media and collage on aluminium mou
Est: $200,000 - $400,000
RAFA MACARRON (B. 1981). Untitled. mixed media and collage on aluminium mounted on board 183 x 183 cm. (72 x 72 in.).
Christie's
Nov. 09, 2024
RAFA MACARRÓN (B. 1981). Untitled. mixed media and paper collage on canvas
Est: $200,000 - $400,000
RAFA MACARRÓN (B. 1981). Untitled. mixed media and paper collage on canvas 140 x 183 cm. (55 1⁄8 x 72 in.).
Christie's
Sep. 10, 2024
RAFA MACARRÓN (Madrid, 1981). "Veca", 2015. Paper mache and paint. Unique piece. Signed, dated and titled on the base. Provenance: Aurora Vigil Gallery. Presents a small crack in the tail.
Est: €70,000 - €80,000
RAFA MACARRÓN (Madrid, 1981). "Veca", 2015. Paper mache and paint. Unique piece. Signed, dated and titled on the base. Provenance: Aurora Vigil Gallery. Presents a small crack in the tail. Measurements: 75 x 100 x 24 cm. In this sculpture Macarrón refers in a personal way to his dog, capturing its essence from its naive idiosyncrasy. In this synthetic image of stylized forms and intense color, the artist resorts to lines inspired in a harmonic way in nature, thus extolling forms with which he creates a new concept that starts from an imaginary world of vitality and joy. The representation of his dog as the protagonist of his work is not isolated, since in the exhibition "Quince", held at the Cac in Malaga in 2021, there were several sculptures starring a canine. In addition, a large bronze sculpture entitled "Perro I" can be found on Estepona's seafront promenade. However, in this particular case the sculpture stands out from the others due to the papier-mâché technique and its intense fuchsia pink coloring, which provides great expressiveness. Rafa Macarrón is one of the young Spanish artists with the greatest international projection at present. His painting brings into play wide and neutral spaces, with intense and vivid colors, through which unstable characters with fragile limbs and huge heads walk. In this way, he creates scenes that do not dispense with the figurative world, but that immerse the viewer in a dreamlike environment, full of lyricism. The artist recognizes that he is influenced by artists such as Dubuffet, Fraile, Matta or Quirós, as well as by the comics and Spanish painting of the 50s and 60s. His exhibition career began in 2006, with a solo show at the Sala Príncipe Sport in Madrid, entitled Trabubus. Since then he has participated in numerous solo and group exhibitions in national and international centers. Since 2008 he has also participated, with notable success, in numerous international art fairs, such as Art Madrid, Art Valencia, Scope Basel, the Young Art Taipei, ARCO Madrid, Art Miami - Aqua, Art Lima, Context New York, Berliner Liste, and others... He has received several awards, such as the BMW Painting Prize in 2010 or the Best Artist Arco Award in 2013. His work is preserved in important collections and museums, such as the Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Art in New York, the BMW Foundation in Spain, the Vivanco Foundation in La Rioja, or the Pilar Citoler collection.
Setdart Auction House
May. 29, 2024
RAFA MACARRÓN (B. 1981) Playa Lunar (Moon Beach) acrylic, spray paint, ink,
Est: $300,000 - $500,000
RAFA MACARRÓN (B. 1981) Playa Lunar (Moon Beach) acrylic, spray paint, ink, collage on canvas (diptych) each: 100 x 119.5 cm. (39 3⁄8 x 47 in.) (2) overall: 100 x 239 cm. (39 3⁄8 x 94 1⁄8 in.) (2)
Christie's
May. 21, 2024
RAFA MACARRÓN - Sin título. Perro hormiguero
Est: -
RAFA MACARRÓN Madrid 1981 Sin título. Perro hormiguero. 2020 Pintura sobre papel mache Firmado y fechado 2020 Medidas 43 x 82 x 13 cm PROCEDENCIA Adquirido al artista por el propietario actual.
Subastas Segre
Apr. 11, 2024
RAFA MACARRÓN (Madrid, 1981). "Veca", 2015. Paper mache and paint. Unique piece. Signed, dated and titled on the base. Provenance: Aurora Vigil Gallery. Presents a small crack in the tail.
Est: €70,000 - €80,000
RAFA MACARRÓN (Madrid, 1981). "Veca", 2015. Paper mache and paint. Unique piece. Signed, dated and titled on the base. Provenance: Aurora Vigil Gallery. Presents a small crack in the tail. Measurements: 75 x 100 x 24 cm. In this sculpture Macarrón refers in a personal way to his dog, capturing its essence from its naive idiosyncrasy. In this synthetic image of stylized forms and intense color, the artist resorts to lines inspired in a harmonic way in nature, thus extolling forms with which he creates a new concept that starts from an imaginary world of vitality and joy. The representation of his dog as the protagonist of his work is not isolated, since in the exhibition "Quince", held at the Cac in Malaga in 2021, there were several sculptures starring a canine. In addition, a large bronze sculpture entitled "Perro I" can be found on Estepona's seafront promenade. However, in this particular case the sculpture stands out from the others due to the papier-mâché technique and its intense fuchsia pink coloring, which provides great expressiveness. Rafa Macarrón is one of the young Spanish artists with the greatest international projection at present. His painting brings into play wide and neutral spaces, with intense and vivid colors, through which unstable characters with fragile limbs and huge heads walk. In this way, he creates scenes that do not dispense with the figurative world, but that immerse the viewer in a dreamlike environment, full of lyricism. The artist recognizes that he is influenced by artists such as Dubuffet, Fraile, Matta or Quirós, as well as by the comics and Spanish painting of the 50s and 60s. His exhibition career began in 2006, with a solo show at the Sala Príncipe Sport in Madrid, entitled Trabubus. Since then he has participated in numerous solo and group exhibitions in national and international centers. Since 2008 he has also participated, with notable success, in numerous international art fairs, such as Art Madrid, Art Valencia, Scope Basel, the Young Art Taipei, ARCO Madrid, Art Miami - Aqua, Art Lima, Context New York, Berliner Liste, and others... He has received several awards, such as the BMW Painting Prize in 2010 or the Best Artist Arco Award in 2013. His work is preserved in important collections and museums, such as the Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Art in New York, the BMW Foundation in Spain, the Vivanco Foundation in La Rioja, or the Pilar Citoler collection.
Setdart Auction House
Mar. 20, 2024
Rafa Macarrón (Spanish 1981-), 'Untitled', 2023
Est: £8,000 - £10,000
Rafa Macarrón (Spanish 1981-), 'Untitled', 2023, screenprint in colours, signed and numbered from an edition of 85, sheet; 94 x 152 cm ARR
Tate Ward Auctions
Feb. 06, 2024
RAFA MACARRON - Untitled
Est: -
RAFA MACARRÓN Madrid 1981 Untitled. 2017 Painting, collage and glass balls on canvas Signed and dated 2017 Measurements 57 x 30 cm
Subastas Segre
Jan. 26, 2024
La orquesta de jazz
Est: £15,000 - £20,000
Rafa Macarrón b. 1981 La orquesta de jazz signed and dated 07 (lower right) oil on canvas 99.6 by 81 cm. 39¼ by 31⅞ in. Executed in 2007.
Sotheby's
Dec. 12, 2023
RAFA MACARRÓN Madrid 1981 Ave. 2016 Painting on paper mache Measurements 70
Est: -
RAFA MACARRÓN Madrid 1981 Ave. 2016 Painting on paper mache Measurements 70 x 45 x 13 cm Certificate signed by the artist. PROVENANCE Acquired from the artist by the current owner.
Subastas Segre
Dec. 12, 2023
RAFA MACARRÓN Madrid 1981 Untitled. 2016 Acrylic, gouache and collage on PVC
Est: -
RAFA MACARRÓN Madrid 1981 Untitled. 2016 Acrylic, gouache and collage on PVC Signed and dated 2016 Measurements 27 x 86.5 x 11 cm PROVENANCE Acquired from the artist by the current owner.
Subastas Segre
Dec. 12, 2023
RAFA MACARRÓN Madrid 1981 Untitled. 2018 Watercolor and ink on paper Signed
Est: -
RAFA MACARRÓN Madrid 1981 Untitled. 2018 Watercolor and ink on paper Signed and dated 2018 Measurements 21.7 x 14.2 cm ORIGIN (label on the back) Marta Cervera Gallery, Valencia Private collection
Subastas Segre
Nov. 29, 2023
RAFA MACARRÓN (B. 1981) - Atmosfera II
Est: $300,000 - $500,000
RAFA MACARRÓN (B. 1981) Atmosfera II mixed media on aluminium 229 x 147 cm. (90 1⁄8 x 57 7⁄8 in.)
Christie's
Oct. 24, 2023
RAFA MACARRON - Untitled
Est: -
RAFA MACARRÓN Madrid 1981 Untitled. 2021 Fluorine paint on paper mache on a wooden base Signed and dated 2021 Measurements 61 x 90 x 10 cm (without base); 81 x 100 x 25 cm (with base) PROVENANCE Acquired from the artist by the current owner.
Subastas Segre
Oct. 24, 2023
RAFA MACARRON - Untitled
Est: -
RAFA MACARRÓN Madrid 1981 Untitled. 2017 Oil, acrylic and ink on aluminum Signed and dated 2017 Measurements 72 x 48 cm PROVENANCE Acquired from the artist by the current owner.
Subastas Segre
Oct. 24, 2023
RAFA MACARRON - Untitled
Est: -
RAFA MACARRÓN Madrid 1981 Untitled. 2018 Watercolor and ink on paper Signed and dated 2018 Measurements 21.7 x 14.2 cm ORIGIN (label on the back) Marta Cervera Gallery, Valencia Private collection
Subastas Segre
Oct. 24, 2023
RAFA MACARRON - Untitled
Est: -
RAFA MACARRÓN Madrid 1981 Untitled. 2018 Watercolor and ink on paper Signed and dated 1918 Measurements 21.7 x 14.2 cm PROVENANCE (label on the back) Marta Cervera Gallery, Valencia Private collection
Subastas Segre
Oct. 16, 2023
RAFA MACARRÓN (Madrid, 1981). "Operation Cleanup", 2010. Mixed media (collage and oil) on canvas with methacrylate urn. Signed and dated in the lower right corner.
Est: €200,000 - €220,000
RAFA MACARRÓN (Madrid, 1981). "Operación Limpieza", 2010. Mixed media (collage and oil) on canvas with methacrylate urn. Signed and dated in the lower right corner. Size: 140 x 240 x 4 cm. Under a cobalt blue sky dotted with stars, a filiform character with a big head directs a water hose over a group of strange creatures, some of which resemble elephants, dogs and giraffes. The staged metropolitan allegory is evident, with the fauna of outsiders, night owls and vagrants being sprayed by some municipal guard on one of his "cleaning" rounds. Rafa Macarrón's style is unique and unmistakable: distorted bodies, delicate anatomical shapes, colours applied on flat surfaces with almost fluorescent intensities, dreamlike stagings but rooted in everyday reality... All of this is reflected in this suggestive composition. The work shows Macarrón's singular universe, characterised by the creation of dreamlike images through a language influenced by the world of comics, Spanish painting of the 50s and 60s, the work of Dubuffet, Fraile, Matta and Quirós. Rafa Macarrón is one of the young Spanish artists with the greatest international projection at present. His painting brings into play wide, neutral spaces, with intense, vivid colours, through which unstable characters, with fragile limbs and enormous heads, pass. In this way, he creates scenes which do not dispense with the figurative world, but which immerse the spectator in a dreamlike environment, full of lyricism. The artist acknowledges that he is influenced by artists such as Dubuffet, Fraile, Matta and Quirós, as well as by comic strips and Spanish painting of the 1950s and 1960s. His exhibition career began in 2006, with a solo show at the Sala Príncipe Sport in Madrid, entitled Trabubus. Since then he has participated in numerous solo and group exhibitions in national and international centres. Since 2008 he has also participated, with notable success, in numerous international art fairs, such as Art Madrid, Art Valencia, Scope Basel, Young Art Taipei, ARCO Madrid, Art Miami - Aqua, Art Lima, Context New York, Berliner Liste, and others... He has received several awards, such as the BMW Painting Prize in 2010 or the Best Artist Arco Award in 2013. His work is held in important collections and museums, such as the Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Art in New York, the BMW Foundation in Spain, the Vivanco Foundation in La Rioja, and the Pilar Citoler Collection.
Setdart Auction House
Oct. 13, 2023
Sin título (Los lirios del campo y las aves del cielo)
Est: £70,000 - £100,000
Rafa Macarrón b. 1981 Sin título (Los lirios del campo y las aves del cielo) signed with the artist's initials, titled and dated 16 (on the reverse) acrylic on aluminium 296 by 140 cm. 116½ by 55⅛ in. framed: 298 by 147 cm. 117⅜ by 57⅞ in. Executed in 2016.
Sotheby's
Oct. 04, 2023
RAFA MACARRÓN Madrid (1981) "Untitled", 2008
Est: €54,000 - €72,000
Mixed technique on canvas Signed with initials and dated in the lower right corner "RM08". Acquired by the current owner directly from the artist Measurements: 97 x 130 cm
Ansorena
Oct. 03, 2023
27 A
Est: $15,000 - $20,000
Rafa Macarrón b. 1981 27 A signed and dated 16 (on the reverse) mixed media on aluminum 10¼ by 20⅞ in. 26 by 53 cm. Executed in 2016.
Sotheby's
Sep. 28, 2023
Textil
Est: $80,000 - $120,000
Rafa Macarrón b. 1981 Textil signed with the artist's initials RM and dated 18 (lower right) acrylic, ink, wood, buttons, plastic and paper collage on canvas 72 by 72 by 3 ½ in. 183 by 183 by 8.9 cm. Executed in 2018.
Sotheby's
Sep. 26, 2023
RAFA MACARRÓN (Madrid, 1981). "Day at the beach", 2014. Mixed media on canvas. Attached certificate of authenticity issued by the Van Dyck Gallery (Gijón). Presents label on the back of the Van Dyck Gallery (Gijón).
Est: €240,000 - €250,000
RAFA MACARRÓN (Madrid, 1981). "Day at the beach", 2014. Mixed media on canvas. Enclosed certificate of authenticity issued by the Van Dyck Gallery (Gijón). It has a label on the back of the Van Dyck Gallery (Gijón). Measurements: 195 x 260 cm. The beach conceived as a great stage was a relevant resource in Macarrón's work during 2013 and 2014, as his works "Un día de playa (2013), "Precioso día (2014)" or "Preciosa noche (2014)" testify. The idea of the beach as a context became so popular in his artistic production that he held an exhibition in 2021 at the Nave Salinas Foundation (Ibiza) devoted exclusively to a series of works whose common ground was based on the representation of the beach. These works, like the present one, are based on a large vertical format that accommodates a multiplicity of characters that inhabit the place from a perspective of leisure and fun. In fact, in the newspaper Fuera de Serie, the author himself stated "There are characters of great immensity, crowded beaches, crowds, characters with hope and joy, all anonymous and with frenetic energy". The large-format piece is a synthesis of Macarrón's style, in it we can appreciate a space conceived from a theatrical point of view, but in this case the work stands out for its singularity with respect to the series dedicated to the beach, as Macarrón presents us with two parallel worlds. In one of them, two characters seem to glimpse the crowded beach from a distance, attentive with their gaze to what is happening in the distance, while on the beach their iconic figures enjoy themselves oblivious to reality. Rafa Macarrón is one of the young Spanish artists with the greatest international projection at present. His painting brings into play wide, neutral spaces, with intense, vivid colours, through which unstable characters, with fragile limbs and enormous heads, pass. In this way, he creates scenes which do not dispense with the figurative world, but which immerse the spectator in a dreamlike environment, full of lyricism. The artist acknowledges that he is influenced by artists such as Dubuffet, Fraile, Matta and Quirós, as well as by comic strips and Spanish painting of the 1950s and 1960s. His exhibition career began in 2006, with a solo show at the Sala Príncipe Sport in Madrid, entitled Trabubus. Since then he has participated in numerous solo and group exhibitions in national and international centres. Since 2008 he has also participated, with notable success, in numerous international art fairs, such as Art Madrid, Art Valencia, Scope Basel, Young Art Taipei, ARCO Madrid, Art Miami - Aqua, Art Lima, Context New York, Berliner Liste, and others... He has received several awards, such as the BMW Painting Prize in 2010 or the Best Artist Arco Award in 2013. His work is held in important collections and museums, such as the Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Art in New York, the BMW Foundation in Spain, the Vivanco Foundation in La Rioja, and the Pilar Citoler Collection.
Setdart Auction House
Sep. 23, 2023
RAFA MACARRON (B. 1981) Untitled mixed media on canvas 226 x 226 cm. (89 x
Est: ¥300,000 - ¥500,000
RAFA MACARRON (B. 1981) Untitled mixed media on canvas 226 x 226 cm. (89 x 89 in.)
Christie's
Aug. 17, 2023
Sin Título
Est: £8,000 - £12,000
Rafa Macarrón b. 1981 Sin Título signed with the artist's initials and dated 15 mixed media on aluminium mounted on board 53.1 by 25.9 by 8.4 cm. framed: 54.6 by 27.5 by 10.8 cm.
Sotheby's
Aug. 17, 2023
Sin título
Est: £10,000 - £15,000
Rafa Macarrón b. 1981 Sin título signed with the artist's initials mixed media on aluminium mounted on board 53 by 33.5 cm. 20⅞ by 13¼ in. framed: 54.7 by 34.5 cm. 21½ by 13⅝ in. Executed in 2015.
Sotheby's
Jul. 03, 2023
RAFA MACARRÓN (Madrid, 1981). "Operation Cleanup", 2010. Mixed media (collage and oil) on canvas with methacrylate urn. Signed and dated in the lower right corner.
Est: €200,000 - €220,000
RAFA MACARRÓN (Madrid, 1981). "Operación Limpieza", 2010. Mixed media (collage and oil) on canvas with methacrylate urn. Signed and dated in the lower right corner. Size: 140 x 240 x 4 cm. Under a cobalt blue sky dotted with stars, a filiform character with a big head directs a water hose over a group of strange creatures, some of which resemble elephants, dogs and giraffes. The staged metropolitan allegory is evident, with the fauna of outsiders, night owls and vagrants being sprayed by some municipal guard on one of his "cleaning" rounds. Rafa Macarrón's style is unique and unmistakable: distorted bodies, delicate anatomical shapes, colours applied on flat surfaces with almost fluorescent intensities, dreamlike stagings but rooted in everyday reality... All of this is reflected in this suggestive composition. The work shows Macarrón's singular universe, characterised by the creation of dreamlike images through a language influenced by the world of comics, Spanish painting of the 50s and 60s, the work of Dubuffet, Fraile, Matta and Quirós. Rafa Macarrón is one of the young Spanish artists with the greatest international projection at present. His painting brings into play wide, neutral spaces, with intense, vivid colours, through which unstable characters, with fragile limbs and enormous heads, pass. In this way, he creates scenes which do not dispense with the figurative world, but which immerse the spectator in a dreamlike environment, full of lyricism. The artist acknowledges that he is influenced by artists such as Dubuffet, Fraile, Matta and Quirós, as well as by comic strips and Spanish painting of the 1950s and 1960s. His exhibition career began in 2006, with a solo show at the Sala Príncipe Sport in Madrid, entitled Trabubus. Since then he has participated in numerous solo and group exhibitions in national and international centres. Since 2008 he has also participated, with notable success, in numerous international art fairs, such as Art Madrid, Art Valencia, Scope Basel, Young Art Taipei, ARCO Madrid, Art Miami - Aqua, Art Lima, Context New York, Berliner Liste, and others... He has received several awards, such as the BMW Painting Prize in 2010 or the Best Artist Arco Award in 2013. His work is held in important collections and museums, such as the Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Art in New York, the BMW Foundation in Spain, the Vivanco Foundation in La Rioja, and the Pilar Citoler Collection.
Setdart Auction House
Jun. 29, 2023
RAFA MACARRÓN (B. 1981) Untitled acrylic, crayon, graphite, ballpoint pen a
Est: £90,000 - £150,000
RAFA MACARRÓN (B. 1981) Untitled acrylic, crayon, graphite, ballpoint pen and glue on canvas 94 1/2 x 55 1/8in. (240 x 140cm.)
Christie's
Jun. 04, 2023
拉法‧馬卡龍 Rafa MACARRÓN (Spanish, b.1981)
Est: NT$3,200,000 - NT$4,800,000
海洋 Océano 簽名右下:RM 18 Signed lower right RM dated 2018
Ravenel
May. 29, 2023
RAFA MACARRÓN (B. 1981) Anocheciendo mixed media on canvas 162 x 130 cm. (6
Est: $200,000 - $400,000
RAFA MACARRÓN (B. 1981) Anocheciendo mixed media on canvas 162 x 130 cm. (63 3/4 x 51 1/8 in.)
Christie's
May. 16, 2023
RAFA MACARRÓN (Madrid, 1981). "Operation Cleanup", 2010. Mixed media (collage and oil) on canvas with methacrylate urn. Signed and dated in the lower right corner.
Est: €200,000 - €220,000
RAFA MACARRÓN (Madrid, 1981). "Operación Limpieza", 2010. Mixed media (collage and oil) on canvas with methacrylate urn. Signed and dated in the lower right corner. Size: 140 x 240 x 4 cm. Under a cobalt blue sky dotted with stars, a filiform character with a big head directs a water hose over a group of strange creatures, some of which resemble elephants, dogs and giraffes. The staged metropolitan allegory is evident, with the fauna of outsiders, night owls and vagrants being sprayed by some municipal guard on one of his "cleaning" rounds. Rafa Macarrón's style is unique and unmistakable: distorted bodies, delicate anatomical shapes, colours applied on flat surfaces with almost fluorescent intensities, dreamlike stagings but rooted in everyday reality... All of this is reflected in this suggestive composition. The work shows Macarrón's singular universe, characterised by the creation of dreamlike images through a language influenced by the world of comics, Spanish painting of the 50s and 60s, the work of Dubuffet, Fraile, Matta and Quirós. Rafa Macarrón is one of the young Spanish artists with the greatest international projection at present. His painting brings into play wide, neutral spaces, with intense, vivid colours, through which unstable characters, with fragile limbs and enormous heads, pass. In this way, he creates scenes which do not dispense with the figurative world, but which immerse the spectator in a dreamlike environment, full of lyricism. The artist acknowledges that he is influenced by artists such as Dubuffet, Fraile, Matta and Quirós, as well as by comic strips and Spanish painting of the 1950s and 1960s. His exhibition career began in 2006, with a solo show at the Sala Príncipe Sport in Madrid, entitled Trabubus. Since then he has participated in numerous solo and group exhibitions in national and international centres. Since 2008 he has also participated, with notable success, in numerous international art fairs, such as Art Madrid, Art Valencia, Scope Basel, Young Art Taipei, ARCO Madrid, Art Miami - Aqua, Art Lima, Context New York, Berliner Liste, and others... He has received several awards, such as the BMW Painting Prize in 2010 or the Best Artist Arco Award in 2013. His work is held in important collections and museums, such as the Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Art in New York, the BMW Foundation in Spain, the Vivanco Foundation in La Rioja, and the Pilar Citoler Collection.
Setdart Auction House
Mar. 29, 2023
RAFA MACARON (Madrid, 1981). "Untitled", 2012. Mixed technique on canvas. Presents methacrylate protector. Signed and dated in the lower right corner.
Est: €130,000 - €140,000
RAFA MACARRÓN (Madrid, 1981). "Untitled", 2012. Mixed media on canvas. With methacrylate protector. Signed and dated in the lower right corner. Size: 195 x 195 cm; 197 x 197 cm (frame). Going beyond the purely pictorial, Macarrón displays in this large work his unique and personal universe. A domestic space dominated by colour is inhabited by characters who are based on a distorted reality that is committed to the lightness and subtlety of anatomical forms. This work belongs to an artistic period of transition for the artist, which can be seen in the way he conceives the characters, especially in the figure of the dog, which is in the background. The painting comes into contact with three-dimensionality, which is reflected in the way in which some of the eyes of the protagonists have been conceived, which acquire volume, the play of textures where the pigment mixes with the sand, and in the use of fluorescent paint. The large-format piece is a synthesis of Macarrón's style, in which we can appreciate a space conceived from a theatrical point of view with a striped floor, a feature that can be seen in many of his paintings and which alludes to the idea of play and fantasy. The work shows Macarrón's unique universe, characterised by the creation of dreamlike images through a language influenced by the world of comics, Spanish painting of the 50s and 60s, the work of Dubuffet, Fraile, Matta and Quirós. Rafa Macarrón is one of the young Spanish artists with the greatest international projection at present. His painting brings into play wide, neutral spaces, with intense, vivid colours, through which unstable characters, with fragile limbs and enormous heads, pass. In this way, he creates scenes which do not dispense with the figurative world, but which immerse the spectator in a dreamlike environment, full of lyricism. The artist acknowledges that he is influenced by artists such as Dubuffet, Fraile, Matta and Quirós, as well as by comic strips and Spanish painting of the 1950s and 1960s. His exhibition career began in 2006, with a solo show at the Sala Príncipe Sport in Madrid, entitled Trabubus. Since then he has participated in numerous solo and group exhibitions in national and international centres. Since 2008 he has also participated, with notable success, in numerous international art fairs, such as Art Madrid, Art Valencia, Scope Basel, Young Art Taipei, ARCO Madrid, Art Miami - Aqua, Art Lima, Context New York, Berliner Liste, and others... He has received several awards, such as the BMW Painting Prize in 2010 or the Best Artist Arco Award in 2013. His work is held in important collections and museums, such as the Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Art in New York, the BMW Foundation in Spain, the Vivanco Foundation in La Rioja, and the Pilar Citoler Collection.
Setdart Auction House
Mar. 28, 2023
RAFA MACARON - Untitled
Est: -
RAFA MACARRÓN Madrid 1981 Untitled. 2013 Gouache, ink and elements on paper mounted in a wooden box Signed and dated 2013 Measurements 24.5 x 31 x 10.5 cm
Subastas Segre
Mar. 01, 2023
RAFA MACARRÓN (B. 1981) Untitled acrylic, spray enamel, oil, pastel, ballpo
Est: £60,000 - £80,000
RAFA MACARRÓN (B. 1981) Untitled acrylic, spray enamel, oil, pastel, ballpoint pen and charcoal on canvas 55 1/8 x 72 1/4in. (140 x 183.5cm.)
Christie's
Jan. 18, 2023
RAFA MACARON (Madrid, 1981). "After a great night", 2011. Mixed technique on canvas. Attached certificate of authenticity issued by Gerhardt Braun Gallery (Madrid). Signed, dated and titled in the lower right corner.
Est: €80,000 - €100,000
RAFA MACARRÓN (Madrid, 1981). "After a great night", 2011. Mixed media on canvas. Attached certificate of authenticity issued by Gerhardt Braun Gallery (Madrid). Signed, dated and titled in the lower right corner. Measurements: 130 x 195 cm. This work was made the same year in which the artist was awarded the BMW painting prize, one of the most prestigious in Spain. The large-format piece is a synthesis of Macarrón's style. It shows a space conceived from a theatrical point of view with the floor striped in white and red, alluding to the merry-go-round, a feature that can be seen in many of his paintings and which alludes to the idea of play and fantasy. The three figures that inhabit the space are distorted in form and proportion, though not in a grotesque but in a naïve way. The work shows Macarrón's singular universe, characterised by the creation of dreamlike images through a language influenced by the world of comics, Spanish painting of the 50s and 60s, the work of Dubuffet, Fraile, Matta and Quirós. Rafa Macarrón is one of the young Spanish artists with the greatest international projection at present. His painting brings into play wide, neutral spaces, with intense, vivid colours, through which unstable characters, with fragile limbs and enormous heads, pass. In this way, he creates scenes which do not dispense with the figurative world, but which immerse the spectator in a dreamlike environment, full of lyricism. The artist acknowledges that he is influenced by artists such as Dubuffet, Fraile, Matta and Quirós, as well as by comic strips and Spanish painting of the 1950s and 1960s. His exhibition career began in 2006, with a solo show at the Sala Príncipe Sport in Madrid, entitled Trabubus. Since then he has participated in numerous solo and group exhibitions in national and international centres. Since 2008 he has also participated, with notable success, in numerous international art fairs, such as Art Madrid, Art Valencia, Scope Basel, Young Art Taipei, ARCO Madrid, Art Miami - Aqua, Art Lima, Context New York, Berliner Liste, and others... He has received several awards, such as the BMW Painting Prize in 2010 or the Best Artist Arco Award in 2013. His work is held in important collections and museums, such as the Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Art in New York, the BMW Foundation in Spain, the Vivanco Foundation in La Rioja, and the Pilar Citoler Collection.
Setdart Auction House
Dec. 04, 2022
拉法‧馬卡龍 Rafa MACARRON (Spanish, b.1981)
Est: NT$3,200,000 - NT$5,000,000
寵物 Pets 簽名右下: RM 18 Signed lower right RM and dated 2018 “我不試圖將自己歸屬於任何類別或團體，繪畫和藝術只是我從小就在做的事情，我想一直用自己的語言做下去。” 拉法·馬卡龍拉法·馬卡龍是西班牙馬德里藝術家，生於1981年。馬卡龍從小就沉浸在藝術氛圍中。他的父母是建築師，也是藝術收藏家。他從4歲就開始學習繪畫，整天拿著畫筆，課本上也畫滿了他童年的想像。他曾拜訪西班牙藝術家胡安·巴喬拉等知名藝術家的工作室。巴喬拉非常認可馬卡龍的繪畫天賦，鼓勵他不斷創作。正因如此，馬卡龍從未接受過系統的藝術訓練。他把藝術當作愛好，成為了一名自行車運動員和物理治療師，這兩份職業也為他日後的創作起了重要作用。《寵物》創作於2018年，整幅作品色彩迷人、構圖和諧，飽滿又充滿活力的明黃色舖滿了整個畫面。藝術家大膽地將筆下人物變形，一個個看似誇張怪異卻有趣的人類和寵物（動物），扭曲變形的臉，球根狀的眼睛，細長的四肢，卻像卡通人一樣，長著一雙數不清手指的大手。藝術家用天馬行空的想像力，創造了一個天真又夢幻的宇宙，也將日常生活的瞬間變得夢幻、清新、又充滿奇趣。“我是個樂觀主義者，希望用作品告訴每個人，平凡瞬間裡，也有值得珍惜的快樂。 "I don't try to attribute myself into any category or group, painting and art are just things I have been doing since I was a child, and I want to keep doing it in my own language." Rafa Macarron Rafa Macarron is an artist from Madrid, Spain, born in 1981. Macarron has been immersed in the artistic atmosphere since childhood, his parents are architects and also art collectors. He has been learning to paint since he was 4 years old, holding paint brushes all day long, his textbooks are painted full with his childhood imagination. He has visited the studios of well-known artists such as Spanish artist Juan Barjola. Barjola recognized Macarron's talent for painting and encouraged him to create continuously. Therefore Macarron has never had systematic artistic training. He treated art as a hobby and became a cyclist and a physiotherapist, these two occupations have played an important role in his future creations. "Pet" was created in 2018, the entire work has charming colours and harmonious composition. The rich and vibrant bright yellow covers the whole picture. The artist boldly deforms the characters under his brushes, both mankind and pet (animals) look exaggerated and weird yet interesting, distorted faces, bulbous eyes, slender limbs, but like cartoon people, with a pair of big hands with countless fingers. The unrestrained imagination of the artist creates a naive and dreamy universe, which turns the moments of everyday life into fantasy, refreshing and full of wonder. "I am an optimist, I hope to use my works to tell everyone that in any ordinary moments, there are also joys that are worth cherishing."
Ravenel
Dec. 03, 2022
拉法．馬卡龍 Rafa Macarrón (Spanish, b. 1981)
Est: NT$3,600,000 - NT$5,500,000
異世界 Diferente mundo 簽名題識右下：RM 19 Diferente mundo Initialed lower right RM, titled Diferente mundo and dated 19 拉法．馬卡龍，本名拉斐爾．馬卡龍．賈奎蒂（Rafael Macarrón Jaqueti）。1981年出生於西班牙馬德里。他的血液裡藏有幾世代的藝術基因：父母親都是建築師，也是藝術收藏家，從小培養拉法欣賞美的事物，以批判的眼光面對作品。高中畢業後，他開始成為一名職業自行車手。後也曾擔任過復健師，學習解剖學，人體構造與運動相關的知識，日後在人物表現產生意想不到的幫助。2006年，馬卡龍年25歲，決定開始專心走向藝術家之路。在一次採訪中被問及繪畫起源，馬卡龍回答道：「我與西班牙繪畫有非常直接的關係，我簡直是看普拉多美術館的藝術品長大的，那是世上最好的美術館。我對於身為西班牙繪畫傳統的一分子感到非常自豪。哥雅是世界上最好的畫家，他的暗黑繪畫一直觸動我的心靈，當然還有委拉斯蓋茲的《宮女》，我覺得那是最優秀的作品。但這一切都始於畢卡索。我愛上了他在巴黎的作品，在他的博物館裡。我四歲時，從那一刻起，我就沒有停止繪畫。」父母手足的建築師職業，潛移默化中他頗為重視畫面結構。用變形方式進行人物測試，源自於表現主義的，彷彿創建自己的角色，每個角色都有各自的靈魂。而這種帶有孤獨色彩的人物，處在角色自我的空間裡，帶有魔幻超現實的味道，正是馬卡龍式的小宇宙。在意志力的堅持下，他的繪畫如同書寫著一本自傳，捕捉人間的種種情境。有些是自身的寫照，童年的回憶，有些則取材生活周遭來往人物的縮影。他的群像創作，令人聯想起古典大師波希（Jheronimus Bosch）與布勒哲爾（Pieter Bruegel），宛如造型奇特、氣勢宏偉場景的當代版本。筆下的混和型人物，多年來逐漸地塑造了風格。他們不斷地重生，訴說著新生命的希望。拉長的或過大比例的頭部，細細的手足四肢，特別是馬卡羅的人物無論性別都塗著鮮豔的蔻丹。奇特的姿態，讓人著迷。他回憶此靈感是來自五歲時在巴黎蒙巴納斯區看見的法國女人，強烈的印象一直烙印在腦海之中，此後他為所有的人物塗上色彩繽紛的指甲油。手部的表現，確實是馬卡龍的畫面中最突出的元素。他認為人類最多表情的部位在於眼和手。當他用表現性技法描繪手部時，手就產生無比的誘惑力。以油畫《異世界》（Diferente Mundo）為例，運用紙張拼貼、壓克力彩與各種材料組合的方形新綠空間。背景色彩層次豐富、薄塗敷彩象徵著大氣的空靈，表層紋理、人物群像形成深邃的奇幻宇宙。其間空間的構造、幻覺的實驗，都有藝術家如遊戲一般地淋漓暢快的揮灑。他建構的多重空間裡，有的如虛構的室內，有的如在泳池、沙灘邊，或是某個不知名的高峰、星球之上，雲朵、雨水、高塔、長梯、飛行器…等等夢幻的元素。人物、動物都有獨特個性，彼此間的互動、手勢的傳達、突出眼球的四處張望狀似迷惘，顯露著溫柔、天真與企求，馬卡龍以個人的經驗，描繪出流暢、魔幻且有深度的繪畫空間，不是存在主義者的荒蕪、悲觀，更多反思、自我檢討式當代性的寓言圖畫。拉法．馬卡龍曾經於2010年獲得西班牙BMW寶馬繪畫獎，2021 年在馬拉加當代藝術中心舉辦了他的首次博物館機構的展覽。作品為多所基金會與美術館收藏。 Rafa Macarrón was born with the birth name Rafael Macarrón Jaqueti. Born in Madrid in 1981, Macarrón comes from a family of many generations of artists. Both of his parents were architects and art collectors who have taught Macarrón to appreciate art and look at artworks with a critical eye. Upon high school graduation, he became a professional cyclist. In terms of character expression, Macarrón has greatly benefited from his experience as a physiotherapist and knowledge about anatomy, human physiology and sports. In 2006, the 25-year-old Macarrón decided to become a full-time artist. In response to an interview question about his art inspirations, Macarrón answered, “I have had a very direct relationship with the Spanish painting, I have practically grown up in the Prado Museum, the best art gallery in the world. I am very proud to be part of Spanish painting tradition. Goya’s black paintings have always moved me. Goya is the best painter in the world; and of course Las Meninas by Velázquez, which I consider the best work. But it all started with Picasso. I fell in love with his work in Paris, in his museum. I was four years old and, from that precise moment, I haven't stopped drawing.” His parents and siblings’ profession as architects has led him to pay attention to image structure. He tests out characters through deformation, creating characters with different souls in an expressionist way. Looking magical and surreal in their own worlds, these lonely characters are exactly what make up Macarrón’s Universe. Macarrón extracts information from everyday life and puts them into his paintings. Under his willpower, the paintings are a compilation of his autobiography that captures all aspects of life–including self experiences, childhood memories, and daily observations. With unique character styles and an impressive atmosphere, Macarrón’s contemporary group portraits are reminiscent of the works by classic art masters Jheronimus Bosch and Pieter Bruegel. The artist created a variety of characters that constantly evolved over the years, finally reaching their unique styles today. Their regeneration demonstrates the hope for new life through elongated or enlarged heads and slim limbs. In particular, Macarrón’s characters wear brightly colored nail polish regardless of their genders. The strange postures are truly fascinating. The artist recalls being inspired by a French woman he saw in Montparnasse Paris when he was five years old. The vivid impression has led him to paint all characters with vibrantly colored nail polish. The depiction of hands is undoubtedly the most eye-catching element in Macarrón’s paintings. The artist believes that humans express emotions through their eyes and hands. Hence the hands can be expressively drawn to attract viewers’ attention. Looking at Macarrón’s 2019 large oil painting Diferente Mundo as an example, the artist used paper collage, acrylic paint, and other materials to create a square-shaped green space. The richly layered background colors and lightly coated paints symbolized an ethereal atmosphere that combined with well-textured group portraits to form a profoundly magical universe. The artist playfully experimented with the spatial structure and illusion. Some of the artist’s multidimensional spaces resembled fictional rooms, while others look like swimming pools, beaches, unknown mountains, and planets with fantastical elements such as clouds, rainwater, towers, long stairs, and aircrafts. The interactions and gestures between unique characters and animals, and their puzzling eyes expressing tenderness, naivety, and desires are examples of Macarrón’s depiction of smooth, magical, yet in-depth paintings from his personal experiences. As opposed to the barren pessimism of existentialism, these thought-provoking and self-reflective contemporary fable paintings are truly precious in our era. Macarrón has won several prizes including the BMW Painting Award in 2010. Macarrón held his first museum exhibition at the Contemporary Art Center of Malga in March 2021. His works are collected by several foundations and museums.
Ravenel
Dec. 01, 2022
RAFA MACARRON (B. 1981) Desconfinamiento (End of Lockdown) mixed media on c
Est: $200,000 - $400,000
RAFA MACARRON (B. 1981) Desconfinamiento (End of Lockdown) mixed media on canvas 113 x 110.5 cm. (44 1/2 x 43 1/2 in.)
Christie's
Nov. 30, 2022
RAFA MACARRON (Madrid, 1981). Untitled, c. 2014. Paper mache and paint. Unique piece. Attach certificate issued by the author.
Est: €130,000 - €140,000
RAFA MACARRÓN (Madrid, 1981). Untitled, c. 2014. Papier-mâché and paint. Unique piece. Enclosed certificate issued by the author. Size: 65 x 21 x 15 cm; 17 x 122 x 27 cm (base). In this sculpture Macarrón refers in a personal way to his dog, capturing its essence from its naïve idiosyncrasy. In this synthetic image of stylised forms and intense colour, the artist resorts to lines inspired in a harmonious way by nature, thus extolling forms with which he creates a new concept based on an imaginary world of vitality and joy. The representation of his dog as the protagonist of his work is not isolated, as in the exhibition Quince held at the Cac in Malaga in 2021, there were several sculptures featuring a dog, as well as a large bronze sculpture entitled "Perro I", which can be found on the Estepona promenade. However, in this particular case the sculpture stands out from the others, due to the technique used and the intense colouring which gives it great expressiveness. Rafa Macarrón is one of the young Spanish artists with the greatest international projection at present. His painting brings into play wide, neutral spaces, with intense, vivid colours, through which unstable characters with fragile limbs and enormous heads walk. In this way, he creates scenes which do not dispense with the figurative world, but which immerse the spectator in a dreamlike environment, full of lyricism. The artist acknowledges that he is influenced by artists such as Dubuffet, Fraile, Matta and Quirós, as well as by comic strips and Spanish painting of the 1950s and 1960s. His exhibition career began in 2006, with a solo show at the Sala Príncipe Sport in Madrid, entitled Trabubus. Since then he has participated in numerous solo and group exhibitions in national and international centres. Since 2008 he has also participated, with notable success, in numerous international art fairs, such as Art Madrid, Art Valencia, Scope Basel, Young Art Taipei, ARCO Madrid, Art Miami - Aqua, Art Lima, Context New York, Berliner Liste, and others... He has received several awards, such as the BMW Painting Prize in 2010 or the Best Artist Arco Award in 2013. His work is held in important collections and museums, such as the Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Art in New York, the BMW Foundation in Spain, the Vivanco Foundation in La Rioja, and the Pilar Citoler Collection.
Setdart Auction House
Sep. 29, 2022
RAFA MACARRON (B. 1981) Untitled oil, ink, crayon and paper on metal 40 3/4
Est: $50,000 - $70,000
RAFA MACARRON (B. 1981) Untitled oil, ink, crayon and paper on metal 40 3/4 x 26 1/2 x 4 in. (103.5 x 67.3 x 10.2 cm.)
Christie's
Jul. 07, 2022
RAFA MACARRON (B. 1981) Untitled mixed media and collage on aluminium mount
Est: $200,000 - $400,000
RAFA MACARRON (B. 1981) Untitled mixed media and collage on aluminium mounted on board 183 x 183 cm. (72 x 72 in.)
Christie's
Jul. 05, 2022
RAFA MACARRON - Untitled
Est: €28,000 - €56,000
RAFA MACARRON Madrid 1981 No title. 2010 Oil, fluorescent paint, pencil and collage of elements on canvas Signed and dated 2010 Measures 56 x 39 cm ORIGIN Benlliure Gallery, Valencia Particular collection
Subastas Segre
Jul. 01, 2022
RAFA MACARRÓN (B. 1981) Untitled oil, spraypaint, wax crayon, marker, tape,
Est: £100,000 - £150,000
RAFA MACARRÓN (B. 1981) Untitled oil, spraypaint, wax crayon, marker, tape, metal pins, painted wood and found plastic on canvas 70 7/8 x 70 7/8in. (180 x 180cm.)
Christie's
May. 27, 2022
RAFA MACARRON (B. 1981) Perrera (Dog House) mixed media on canvas 182 x 182
Est: $200,000 - $400,000
RAFA MACARRON (B. 1981) Perrera (Dog House) mixed media on canvas 182 x 182 cm. (71 5/8 x 71 5/8 in.)
Christie's
May. 26, 2022
RAFA MACARRON (B. 1981) Precioso Dia (Precious Day) mixed media on canvas 1
Est: $500,000 - $800,000
RAFA MACARRON (B. 1981) Precioso Dia (Precious Day) mixed media on canvas 146 x 280.3 cm. (57 1/2 x 110 3/8 in.)
Christie's
Apr. 27, 2022
Rafa Macarrón 拉法・馬卡龍 - Matilda 瑪蒂爾達
Est: $1,500,000 - $2,500,000
Rafa Macarrón b. 1981 Matilda mixed media on canvas initialled, titled and dated 18 226 by 184 cm. 89 by 72½ in. ---------------------------------------------- 拉法・馬卡龍 1981年生瑪蒂爾達複合媒材畫布 2018年作款識《MATILDA》，Rm，18 226 x 184 公分，89 x 72½ 英寸
Sotheby's
Mar. 10, 2022
RAFA MACARRÓN (B. 1981) Fractal + Meteorito 1 mixed media on panel 44 1/2 x
Est: $15,000 - $20,000
RAFA MACARRÓN (B. 1981) Fractal + Meteorito 1 mixed media on panel 44 1/2 x 44 1/2 x 4 in. (113 x 113 x 10.2 cm.)
Christie's
Mar. 02, 2022
RAFA MACARRÓN (B. 1981) Primera cita (First Date) oil, sand, pipe cleaners
Est: £50,000 - £70,000
RAFA MACARRÓN (B. 1981) Primera cita (First Date) oil, sand, pipe cleaners and mixed media on canvas 76 3/4 x 76 3/4in. (195 x 195cm.)
Christie's

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