José Maria Sicilia Paintings & Artwork for Sale | José Maria Sicilia Art Value Price Guide

Nov. 18, 2024
JOSÉ MARÍA SICILIA - NASC. 1954 Untitled
Est: €2,800 - €4,200
JOSÉ MARÍA SICILIA - NASC. 1954, Untitled, watercolour and graphite on Japanese paper, signed and dated 2002. Notes: accompanied by certificate issued by Mário Sequeira Gallery, Braga; Mário Sequeira Gallery label pasted on the back., Dim. - 50 x 50 cm
Cabral Moncada Leilões
Nov. 14, 2024
José Maria Sicilia (n. 1954) Untitled
Est: €2,000 - €3,000
José Maria Sicilia (n. 1954) Untitled Mixed media on paper Signed and numbered 11/30 90x31 cm
Veritas Art Auctioneers
Nov. 14, 2024
José Maria Sicilia (n. 1954) Untitled
Est: €2,000 - €3,000
José Maria Sicilia (n. 1954) Untitled Mixed media on paper Signed and numbered 11/30 90x31 cm
Veritas Art Auctioneers
Nov. 14, 2024
José Maria Sicilia (n. 1954) Untitled
Est: €1,200 - €2,000
José Maria Sicilia (n. 1954) Untitled Mixed media on paper Signed and dated Paris 88 on the reverse 37x31 cm
Veritas Art Auctioneers
Oct. 23, 2024
Jose Maria Sicilia. Untitled
Est: -
Mixed technique and wax. Signed and dated (95) in the lower right corner.
Duran Arte y Subastas
Oct. 22, 2024
Jose Maria Silicia. Untitled
Est: -
Engraving on paper. Signed in the lower right corner. Numbered (70/60) in the lower left corner. Provenance: - Kreisler Gallery, Madrid (Stamp and label on the back) - Private collection.
Duran Arte y Subastas
Oct. 22, 2024
Jose Maria Sicilia. Abstraction
Est: -
Woodcut on paper. Signed in the lower right corner. Numbered (34/60) in the lower left corner.
Duran Arte y Subastas
Oct. 19, 2024
Sicilia José Maria - El instante (2014)
Est: €15,000 - €20,000
Collage and painting on paper on aluminium - Monogram on the reverse 2014 with title
De Vuyst
Sep. 24, 2024
Jose Maria Sicilia. Red Flower
Est: -
Engraving on paper. Signed in the lower right corner. Numbered (13/30) in the lower left corner.
Duran Arte y Subastas
Sep. 17, 2024
Set 4 Jose Maria Sicilia "Flor Blanca VI" 1986
Est: $15,000 - $25,000
Jose Maria Sicilia (Spanish, b. 1954). Set of four panels composing one work titled "Flor Blanca VI (White Flower VI)" or "Green Flower" depicting panels of black; three panels with sinuous white lines interconnecting and flowing through the composition which join to a solid white line that outlines the fourth canvas. Acrylic on canvas painting with thick impasto, 1986. Each canvas is titled, dated, and signed along the verso; the panels additionally note where each hangs in the composition.
Revere Auctions
Aug. 31, 2024
Sicilia, José Maria - Lithograph- Original price € 90
Est: €200 - €300
From Noise Number 7, 1988. with expected fold in the middle.
Art Atelier
Jul. 17, 2024
JOSE MARIA SICILIA (b. 1954). Untitled. oil and wax on wood 77 ½ x 12 ½ in.
Est: $12,000 - $18,000
JOSE MARIA SICILIA (b. 1954). Untitled. oil and wax on wood 77 ½ x 12 ½ in. (196.9 x 31.8 cm.).
Christie's
Jul. 02, 2024
JOSÉ MARÍA SICILIA Madrid 1954 Untitled. 1985...
Est: -
JOSÉ MARÍA SICILIA Madrid 1954 Untitled. 1985 Acrylic and material on paper Signed and dated 1985 Measurements 76 x 57 cm PROVENANCE (label on the back) Blum Helman Gallery, Los Angeles Blum Helman Gallery, New York La Maquina Española Gallery, Madrid Private collection
Subastas Segre
Jun. 29, 2024
Sicilia, José Maria - Lithograph
Est: €200 - €300
From Noise Number 7, 1988. with expected fold in the middle.
Art Atelier
Jun. 24, 2024
José Maria Sicilia, 1954, White Flower, 9-piece
Est: CHF10,000 - CHF20,000
One part verso signed, dated, titled and inscribed: Sicilia, 86, Bolonia, White flower. All parts titled on verso and numbered in sequence: White Flower, 1-9. Typographically inscribed on gallery label: White Flower VI. (9).
Germann Auction House Ltd
Jun. 17, 2024
JOSE MARIA SICILIA (born 1954) Los Orificios XXIV (Cyclamen)
Est: €300 - €500
JOSE MARIA SICILIA (born 1954) Los Orificios XXIV (Cyclamen) 2000 Signé, daté et numéroté 17/40 Lithographie sur papier Wenzhou 30gr Getekend, gedateerd en genummerd 17/40 Litografie op Wenzhou papier 30gr Signed, dated and numbered 17/40 Lithography on Wenzhou paper 30gr 107 x 77 cm
Bonhams
Jun. 17, 2024
JOSE MARIA SICILIA (born 1954) Los Orificios X (Myosotis)
Est: €500 - €700
JOSE MARIA SICILIA (born 1954) Los Orificios X (Myosotis) 1998 Signé, daté et numeroté 15/22 Lithographie sur papier Wenzhou 30gr Getekend, gedateerd en genummerd 15/22 Lithografie op Wenzhou papier 30gr Signed, dated and numbered 15/22 Lithography on Wenzhou paper 30gr 66,5 x 179 cm
Bonhams
Jun. 17, 2024
JOSE MARIA SICILIA (born 1954) Los Orificios XVIII (Bordaca Laxa)
Est: €300 - €500
JOSE MARIA SICILIA (born 1954) Los Orificios XVIII (Bordaca Laxa) 1999 Signé, daté et numeroté 20/29 Lithographie sur papier Wenzhou 30gr Getekend, gedateerd en genummerd 20/29 Lithografie op Wenzhou papier 30gr Signed, dated and numbered 20/29 Lithograph on Wenzhou paper 30gr 107 x 77 cm
Bonhams
Jun. 17, 2024
JOSE MARIA SICILIA (born 1954) La luz que se apaga
Est: €25,000 - €35,000
JOSE MARIA SICILIA (born 1954) La luz que se apaga 2003 Signé et situé Soller au dos Acrylique et cire d'abeille sur bois Getekend en gelokaliseerd Soller op de achterkant Acryl en bijenwas op hout Signed and located Soller on the back Acrylic and beeswax on wood 184 x 156 cm
Bonhams
Jun. 17, 2024
JOSE MARIA SICILIA (born 1954) La luz que se apaga
Est: €4,000 - €6,000
JOSE MARIA SICILIA (born 1954) La luz que se apaga 1999 Signé et daté en bas à droite Huile, papier et cire sur panneau de bois Getekend en gedateerd rechtsonder Olie, papier en was op houten paneel Signed and dated lower right Oil, paper and wax on wood panel 32 x 47 cm
Bonhams
Jun. 17, 2024
JOSE MARIA SICILIA (born 1954) La luz que se apaga
Est: €4,000 - €6,000
JOSE MARIA SICILIA (born 1954) La luz que se apaga 1999 Signé et daté en bas à droite Huile, papier et cire sur panneau de bois Getekend en gedateerd rechtsonder Olie, papier en was op houten paneel Signed and dated lower right Oil, paper and wax on wood panel 32 x 47 cm
Bonhams
Jun. 13, 2024
JOSE MARIA SICILIA (Madrid, 1954). "Maguelone I", 2005. Watercolor on Japan paper. Presents label of Estarte Gallery, Madrid. Work exhibited
Est: €2,400 - €2,800
JOSE MARIA SICILIA (Madrid, 1954). "Maguelone I", 2005. Watercolor on Japan paper. Presents label of Estarte Gallery, Madrid. Work exhibited in; "Magelone: Broto, Sicilia, Valente", Estiarte Gallery, Madrid 2006. Signed and titled in the lower left area. Measurements: 51 x 50 cm; 70 x 70 cm (frame). Light and darkness, chaos and cosmos, order and chance, are the obverse and reverse of the vital and artistic philosophy of José María Sicilia. In this large format composition, cosmic latency and mystical light are suggested by the use of wax (which Sicilia always understood in its plastic symbolism of trace, poetry, transience and memory) on a dark background like the night sky. Sicilia began her studies at the School of Fine Arts in Madrid, although in 1980 she abandoned them and moved to live in Paris. Two years later he presented his first solo exhibition, in a style in line with the neo-expressionism then fashionable in Europe. Subsequently, it was the various objects of the everyday world that became the protagonists of his works. Vacuum cleaners, irons, scissors, buckets, etc., will be the center of a new language in which Sicilia will grant a greater and progressive importance to the treatment of textures. His work is organized in series on still lifes, landscapes and, the best known, on the Bastille and Aligre neighborhoods, where he himself lives and works. It was in the mid-eighties when his work reached a great national and international projection. In 1986 he presented at the Blum Helman Gallery in New York a group of works that showed a strong purification of the previous style, towards an abstract painting in which he progressively eliminated any formal reference. This new style is reflected in the series "Tulips" and "Flowers". In the nineties this reductionist aesthetic will affect the chromatic range, leaving the forms suggested by the reflection of light on the surface. A new material treatment of subtle poetic resonance, based on waxes that let floral themes slightly transparent, brings color back to an already fully consecrated work. José María Sicilia has been awarded the National Prize of Plastic Arts (1989), and is represented in the Reina Sofía Museum in Madrid, the MOMA and the Guggenheim in New York and the CAPC in Bordeaux, among many other centers.
Setdart Auction House
May. 21, 2024
JOSÉ MARÍA SICILIA - En flor
Est: -
JOSÉ MARÍA SICILIA Madrid 1954 En flor. 2000 Pigmentos naturales sobre papel Firmado y fechado 2000 Medidas 100 x 100 cm PROCEDENCIA (etiqueta al dorso) Galería Soledad Lorenzo, Madrid Colección particular
Subastas Segre
May. 21, 2024
JOSÉ MARÍA SICILIA - Sin título. Serie el instante
Est: -
JOSÉ MARÍA SICILIA Madrid 1954 Sin título. Serie el instante. 2012-14 Tinta sobre papel de lirios de Brasil Firmado y fechado 2014 Medidas 32 x 45 cm Certificado firmado por el artista.
Subastas Segre
May. 21, 2024
JOSÉ MARÍA SICILIA - Sin título. Serie el instante
Est: -
JOSÉ MARÍA SICILIA Madrid 1954 Sin título. Serie el instante. 2012-14 Tinta sobre papel de lirios de Brasil Firmado y fechado 2104 Medidas 32 x 45 cm Certificado firmado por el artista.
Subastas Segre
May. 14, 2024
JOSÉ MARÍA SICILIA
Est: €15,000 - €20,000
José María Sicilia (Madrid, 1954) Aspirador industrial, 2. Bandas 2. Óleo sobre lienzo. Firmado. Realizado en 1984. Etiquetas de las Galerías Fernando Vijande, Madrid-Nueva York, y Dau al Set, Barcelona, en el bastidor. 294 x 195 cm.
Aletheia Subastas
May. 13, 2024
JOSÉ MARÍA SICILIA - NASC. 1954 - Untitled
Est: €4,000 - €6,000
JOSÉ MARÍA SICILIA - NASC. 1954 Untitled watercolour and graphite on Japanese paper signed and dated 2002. Notes: accompanied by certificate issued by Mário Sequeira Gallery Braga; Mário Sequeira Gallery label pasted on the back. Dim. - 50 x 50 cm
Cabral Moncada Leilões
May. 13, 2024
JOSE MARIA SICILIA (Madrid, 1954). Untitled, 2000. Mixed media (oil and wax) on wood. Signed on the back. Dated and located (Soller). Provenance: Joan Prats gallery in Barcelona.
Est: €60,000 - €70,000
JOSE MARIA SICILIA (Madrid, 1954). Untitled, 2000. Mixed media (oil and wax) on wood. Signed on the back. Dated and located (Soller). Provenance: Joan Prats gallery in Barcelona. Measurements: 252 x 160 cm; 252 x 162 cm (frame). Light and darkness, chaos and cosmos, order and chance, are the obverse and reverse of the vital and artistic philosophy of José María Sicilia. In this large format composition, cosmic latency and mystical light are suggested by the use of wax (which Sicilia always understood in its plastic symbolism of trace, poetry, transience and memory) on a dark background like the night sky. Sicilia began her studies at the School of Fine Arts in Madrid, although in 1980 she abandoned them and moved to live in Paris. Two years later he presented his first solo exhibition, in a style in line with the neo-expressionism then fashionable in Europe. It will be in the mid-eighties when his work reaches a great national and international projection. In 1986 he presents at the Blum Helman Gallery in New York a group of works that shows a strong purification of the previous style, towards an abstract painting in which he will progressively eliminate any formal reference. In the nineties this reductionist aesthetic will affect the chromatic range, leaving the forms suggested by the reflection of light on the surface. A new material treatment of subtle poetic resonance, based on waxes that let floral themes slightly transparent, brings color back to an already fully consecrated work. José María Sicilia has been awarded the Premio Nacional de Artes Plásticas (1989), and is represented in the Reina Sofía Museum in Madrid, the MOMA and the Guggenheim in New York and the CAPC in Bordeaux, among many other art centers and museums.
Setdart Auction House
May. 11, 2024
Sicilia, José Maria - Lithograph
Est: €200 - €300
From Noise Number 7, 1988. with expected fold in the middle.
Art Atelier
Apr. 18, 2024
Jose Maria Sicilia (Spanish, b. 1954), "Sin Titulo"
Est: $700 - $1,000
† Jose Maria Sicilia (Spanish, b. 1954) "Sin Titulo", 2000 lithograph on Japon paper pencil-signed, dated and numbered "50/100" lower right. Matted, glazed and framed.
New Orleans Auction Galleries
Apr. 11, 2024
JOSE MARIA SICILIA (Madrid, 1954). Untitled. Mixed media on Japan paper. Signed in the lower right corner.
Est: €3,500 - €4,000
JOSÉ MARÍA SICILIA (Madrid, 1954). Untitled. Mixed media on Japan paper. Signed in the lower right corner. Size: 100 x 100 cm. Sicilia began his studies at the School of Fine Arts in Madrid, although in 1980 he abandoned them and moved to live in Paris. Two years later he presented his first individual exhibition, in a style in line with the neo-expressionism then fashionable in Europe. It was in the mid-eighties that his work achieved great national and international renown. In 1986 he presented a group of works at the Blum Helman Gallery in New York which showed a strong purification of his previous style, towards an abstract painting in which he progressively eliminated any formal reference. In the 1990s this reductionist aesthetic affected the chromatic range, the forms being suggested by the reflection of light on the surface. A new material treatment with a subtle poetic resonance, based on waxes that slightly reveal floral themes, brings colour back to an already fully consecrated work. José María Sicilia has been awarded the Premio Nacional de Artes Plásticas (1989), and is represented in the Museo Reina Sofía in Madrid, the MOMA and the Guggenheim in New York and the CAPC in Bordeaux, among many other art centres and museums.
Setdart Auction House
Apr. 11, 2024
JOSÉ MARÍA SICILIA (Madrid, 1954). "Manuscript of Sanlúcar de Barrameda VI". Hand-illuminated lithography and varnish, copy 6/15 Signed and justified by hand.
Est: €1,200 - €1,400
JOSÉ MARÍA SICILIA (Madrid, 1954). "Manuscript of Sanlúcar de Barrameda VI". Hand-illuminated lithography and varnish, copy 6/15 Signed and justified by hand. Measurements: 57,5 x 77 cm. Sicilia began his studies at the School of Fine Arts in Madrid, although in 1980 he abandoned them and moved to live in Paris. Two years later he presented his first individual exhibition, in a style in line with the neo-expressionism then fashionable in Europe. It was in the mid-eighties that his work achieved great national and international renown. In 1986 he presented a group of works at the Blum Helman Gallery in New York which showed a strong purification of his previous style, towards an abstract painting in which he progressively eliminated any formal reference. In the 1990s this reductionist aesthetic affected the chromatic range, the forms being suggested by the reflection of light on the surface. A new material treatment with a subtle poetic resonance, based on waxes that slightly reveal floral themes, brings colour back to an already fully consecrated work. José María Sicilia has been awarded the Premio Nacional de Artes Plásticas (1989), and is represented in the Museo Reina Sofía in Madrid, the MOMA and the Guggenheim in New York and the CAPC in Bordeaux, among many other art centres and museums.
Setdart Auction House
Mar. 23, 2024
Sicilia, José Maria - Lithograph
Est: €200 - €300
From Noise Number 7, 1988. with expected fold in the middle.
Art Atelier
Mar. 19, 2024
JOSÉ MARÍA SICILIA - A Tomb in the Air II
Est: -
JOSÉ MARÍA SICILIA Madrid 1954 A tomb in the Air II. 2002 Lithograph and Monotype on Japanese Arakaji paper Signed in pencil and dated 2002 (on the back) Numbered 5/25 Measurements 63 x 49.5 cm Printed in the Michael Woolworth workshop , Paris 2002
Subastas Segre
Mar. 19, 2024
JOSÉ MARÍA SICILIA - A Tomb in the Air I
Est: -
JOSÉ MARÍA SICILIA Madrid 1954 A Grave in the Air I. 2002 Lithography and Monotype on Japanese Arakaji paper Signed in pencil and dated 2002 (on the back) Numbered 6 /25 Measurements 63 x 49.5 cm Printed in the Michael Woolworth workshop, Paris 2002
Subastas Segre
Mar. 19, 2024
JOSÉ MARÍA SICILIA - Untitled
Est: -
JOSÉ MARÍA SICILIA Madrid 1954 Untitled. 2012 Photopolymer and Template on paper Signed in pencil and dated 2012 BAT (Bon à Tirer) Measurements 33.5 x 43 cm Edited by Fundación Juan March, Madrid 2012
Subastas Segre
Mar. 13, 2024
José Maria Sicilia (1954), Sans titre XI Rouge , 2002, technique mixte sur cire, monogrammée, datée et située au verso, 178x118,5 cm
Est: CHF12,000 - CHF18,000
José Mar í a Sicilia (1954), Sans titre XI Rouge , 2002, technique mixte sur cire, monogrammée, datée et située Sóller au verso, 178x118,5 cm Provenance : Galerie Art & Public, Genève, réf. 7102, 01.12.2004 Etiquette au verso de la Galerie Art & Public
Piguet Hôtel des Ventes | Genève
Mar. 05, 2024
JOSE MARIA SICILIA (Madrid, 1954). "The light that goes out", 1995-96. Mixed media (oil on wax) on paper. With Luis Serpa Gallery stamp.
Est: €4,000 - €5,000
JOSE MARIA SICILIA (Madrid, 1954). "The light that goes out", 1995-96. Mixed media (oil on wax) on paper. With Luis Serpa Gallery stamp. Measurements: 37 x 45 cm; 50 x 58,5 cm (frame). The wax was for Sicilia an expressive means as valid as the pigment. He often combined its textures to convey poetic reflections, as in this flower. Here, the cerulean white of the background gives way to a weightless space in which the flower of intense iridescent and crimson petals emerges. His themes were the transience of life, beauty and memory. Sicilia began his studies at the School of Fine Arts in Madrid, but in 1980 he abandoned them and moved to live in Paris. Two years later he presented his first solo exhibition, in a style in line with the neo-expressionism then fashionable in Europe. It will be in the mid-eighties when his work reaches a great national and international projection. In 1986 he presents at the Blum Helman Gallery in New York a group of works that shows a strong purification of the previous style, towards an abstract painting in which he will progressively eliminate any formal reference. In the nineties this reductionist aesthetic will affect the chromatic range, leaving the forms suggested by the reflection of light on the surface. A new material treatment of subtle poetic resonance, based on waxes that let floral themes slightly transparent, brings color back to an already fully consecrated work. José María Sicilia has been awarded the Premio Nacional de Artes Plásticas (1989), and is represented in the Reina Sofía Museum in Madrid, the MOMA and the Guggenheim in New York and the CAPC in Bordeaux, among many other art centers and museums.
Setdart Auction House
Feb. 06, 2024
JOSÉ MARÍA SICILIA - Untitled. The instant series
Est: -
JOSÉ MARÍA SICILIA Madrid 1954 Untitled. Series the instant. 2012-14 Ink on paper of Brazilian lilies Signed and dated 2014 Measurements 32 x 45 cm Certificate signed by the artist.
Subastas Segre
Feb. 06, 2024
JOSÉ MARÍA SICILIA - Untitled. The instant series
Est: -
JOSÉ MARÍA SICILIA Madrid 1954 Untitled. Series the instant. 2012-14 Ink on paper of Brazilian lilies Signed and dated 2104 Measurements 32 x 45 cm Certificate signed by the artist.
Subastas Segre
Feb. 03, 2024
Sicilia, José Maria - Lithograph
Est: €200 - €300
From Noise Number 7, 1988. with expected fold in the middle.
Art Atelier
Dec. 19, 2023
JOSE MARIA SICILIA Madrid (1954) "Untitled", 1990
Est: €6,000 - €8,000
Watercolor and crayons on paper Bibliography: "Jose Maria Sicilia", Exhibition Catalog, Joan Prats Gallery October-November 1990, nº10 Measurements: 57 x 102 cm
Ansorena
Dec. 17, 2023
Sicilia, José Maria - Lithograph- Original price €100
Est: €200 - €300
From Noise Number 7, 1988. with expected fold in the middle.
Art Atelier
Dec. 12, 2023
JOSÉ MARÍA SICILIA Madrid 1954 Maguelone I. 2005 Pigment on paper Japan Sig
Est: -
JOSÉ MARÍA SICILIA Madrid 1954 Maguelone I. 2005 Pigment on paper Japan Signed Measurements 51 x 51 cm PROVENANCE (label on the back) < br> Estiarte Gallery, Madrid Private collection EXHIBITIONS 2006, "Maguelone: Broto, Sicilia, Valente", Estiarte Gallery, Madrid
Subastas Segre
Dec. 12, 2023
JOSÉ MARÍA SICILIA Madrid 1954 Untitled. Series the instant. 2012 Ink on Japanes
Est: -
JOSÉ MARÍA SICILIA Madrid 1954 Untitled. Series the instant. 2012 Ink on Japanese paper Signed and dated 2012 Measurements 100 x 100 cm Certificate signed by the artist.
Subastas Segre
Dec. 12, 2023
JOSÉ MARÍA SICILIA Madrid 1954 In flower. 2000 Natural pigments on paper Si
Est: -
JOSÉ MARÍA SICILIA Madrid 1954 In flower. 2000 Natural pigments on paper Signed and dated 2000 Measurements 100 x 100 cm PROVENANCE (label on the back) Galería Soledad Lorenzo, Madrid Private collection
Subastas Segre
Dec. 12, 2023
JOSE MARIA SICILIA (Madrid, 1954). Untitled, 1995. Mixed media on paper. Signed with initials and dated in the lower right corner.
Est: €1,200 - €1,400
JOSE MARIA SICILIA (Madrid, 1954). Untitled, 1995. Mixed media on paper. Signed with initials and dated in the lower right corner. Measurements: 32 x 40 cm. Sicilia began his studies at the School of Fine Arts in Madrid, although in 1980 he abandoned them and moved to live in Paris. Two years later he presented his first individual exhibition, in a style in line with the neo-expressionism then fashionable in Europe. Subsequently, it was the various objects of the everyday world that became the protagonists of his works. Vacuum cleaners, irons, scissors, buckets, etc., will be the center of a new language in which Sicilia will grant a greater and progressive importance to the treatment of textures. His work is organized in series on still lifes, landscapes and, the best known, on the Bastille and Aligre neighborhoods, where he himself lives and works. It was in the mid-eighties when his work reached a great national and international projection. In 1986 he presented at the Blum Helman Gallery in New York a group of works that showed a strong purification of the previous style, towards an abstract painting in which he progressively eliminated any formal reference. This new style is reflected in the series "Tulips" and "Flowers". In the nineties this reductionist aesthetic will affect the chromatic range, leaving the forms suggested by the reflection of light on the surface. A new material treatment of subtle poetic resonance, based on waxes that let floral themes slightly transparent, brings color back to an already fully consecrated work. José María Sicilia has been awarded the National Prize of Plastic Arts (1989), and is represented in the Reina Sofía Museum in Madrid, the MOMA and the Guggenheim in New York and the CAPC in Bordeaux, among many other centers.
Setdart Auction House
Dec. 12, 2023
JOSE MARIA SICILIA (Madrid, 1954). "Flowers", 1998. Lithograph on Japanese Shoji paper, copy 7/22. Signed with initials, dated and justified by hand.
Est: €2,500 - €3,000
JOSE MARIA SICILIA (Madrid, 1954). "Flowers", 1998. Lithograph on Japanese Shoji paper, copy 7/22. Signed with initials, dated and justified by hand. Size: 69 x 180 cm; 74,5 x 185 cm (frame). The lithograph "Flowers" reveals José María Sicilia's interest in reductionist aesthetics, which would particularly affect the chromatic range of his works from the 1990s, with the forms suggested by the reflection of light on the surface. Sicilia began his studies at the School of Fine Arts in Madrid, although in 1980 he abandoned them and moved to Paris. Two years later he presented his first solo exhibition, in a style in line with the neo-expressionism then fashionable in Europe. Subsequently, various objects from the everyday world became the protagonists of his works. Hoovers, irons, scissors, buckets, etc., would be at the centre of a new language in which Sicilia would progressively attach greater and greater importance to the treatment of textures. His work is organised into series of still lifes, landscapes and, the best known, the Bastille and Aligre neighbourhoods, where he himself lives and works. It was in the mid-eighties that his work achieved national and international renown. In 1986 he presented a group of works at the Blum Helman gallery in New York which showed a strong purification of his previous style, towards an abstract painting in which he progressively eliminated any formal reference. This new style is expressed in the series "Tulips" and "Flowers". In the nineties this reductionist aesthetic affected the chromatic range, the forms being suggested by the reflection of light on the surface. A new material treatment with a subtle poetic resonance, based on waxes that slightly reveal floral themes, brings colour back to a work already fully consecrated. José María Sicilia has been awarded the Premio Nacional de Artes Plásticas (1989), and is represented in the Museo Reina Sofía in Madrid, the MOMA and the Guggenheim in New York and the CAPC in Bordeaux, among many other art centres and museums.
Setdart Auction House