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Lot 93: Geraldine Javier (b. 1970) - Closing the Circle (Diptych)

Est: ₱1,000,000 PHP - ₱1,300,000 PHPSold:
Leon GalleryMakati City, PhilippinesNovember 28, 2020

Item Overview

Description

Geraldine Javier (b. 1970) - Closing the Circle (Diptych)
signed and dated 2005 (verso)
oil on canvas

Estimate USD : $20000-$26000
Estimate Euros : €16666.66-€21666.66

Dimensions

72” x 48” (183 cm x 122 cm)

Artist or Maker

Provenance

Provenance:
Private Collection, Manila

Notes

The works of Geraldine Javier represent an important epochal shift within the Filipino art community. Though chronologically, she rose to prominence together with social realists, her works are often seen as the mainstream departure from the aforementioned style. Instead, her works are variegated and extensive, emphasizing the personal and idiosyncratic nature of the creative process. Thus, Javier’s works often depart from traditional forms of beauty and form, even more so than her modernist and social-realist predecessors, by depicting the often forgotten or taboo annals of reality. In this alluring diptych by Javier entitled Closing the Circle, Javier explores the often anathematic or taboo concept of death. But unlike most depictions of death and decay whose focus is either to shock or mortify, Javier’s macabre diptych is a careful and thoughtful depiction of death that does not antagonize it, but accepts its inevitability as a natural and humbling part of life. Javier aptly and poetically displays this process via her diptych, with her first image showcasing a potential cadaver strewn in between roots and weeds, and her second depicting a flower bud that is at the cusp of blooming. As a contemporary artist inspired by popular culture, Javier utilizes montage theory in order to give context to her series of images. By implying a narrative structure, one can absorb Javier’s work with a familiar and nostalgic eye. Thus, Closing the Circle perfectly exemplifies Javier’s ability to turn morbid concepts into meaningful ones.

Payment & Shipping

Payment

Accepted forms of payment: COD (cash on delivery), MasterCard, Money Order / Cashiers Check, Personal Check, Visa, Wire Transfer

Shipping

Auction house will help to arrange shipment at buyer's expense.

Auction Details

THE KINGLY TREASURES AUCTION | NOVEMBER 2020

by
Leon Gallery
November 28, 2020, 02:00 PM PST

Eurovilla 1, Rufino corner Legazpi Streets, Legazpi Village, Makati City, PH

Terms

Buyer's Premium

22.0%

Bidding Increments

From:To:Increment:
₱0₱9,999₱1,000
₱10,000₱19,999₱2,000
₱20,000₱59,999₱5,000
₱60,000₱199,999₱10,000
₱200,000₱399,999₱20,000
₱400,000₱799,999₱50,000
₱800,000₱1,999,999₱100,000
₱2,000,000₱4,999,999₱200,000
₱5,000,000₱9,999,999₱500,000
₱10,000,000+₱1,000,000

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Shipping Terms

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Payment

a. The balance of the invoice must be paid in full and merchandise picked up within three (3) days from the date of the sale. One week after the auction, left items may be moved to an off-site facility for pick-up. A storage fee will be charged if merchandise is left longer than two (2) weeks of One Hundred Pesos (Php 100) per lot per day. If the property is left longer than four (4) weeks, it will be considered abandoned. We are not responsible for shipping, but if packing and handling of purchased lots will be done by us, it is done at the entire risk of the purchaser. A refundable deposit may be required.

b. Cash, cashier's check, wire transfer, personal check (items may be held until the check clears). If any legal action is commenced to enforce these Conditions of Sale, the prevailing party shall be entitled to recover its reasonable attorney's fees and costs. Time is of the essence.

Payments shall be wired to:

Account Name: Leon Gallery
Account Number: 2166008845
Address: G/F Corinthian Plaza, 121 Paseo de Roxas, Legazpi Village, Makati City, Philippines
Swift Code: MBTCPHMM