Provenance: - Perrotin Gallery, Paris (2017) - Acquired from the above by the current owner - Private Collection, Bogota

This striking overpainted book cover by Georg Baselitz, titled Art Edition (Overpainted cover) (2021), transforms a traditionally functional object into a vivid work of art. Painted in bold yellow with expressive black linear forms, the piece evokes themes of fragmentation and inversion, hallmarks of Baselitz’s oeuvre. The gestural marks suggest human and organic forms in flux, echoing the artist’s ongoing exploration of identity and disorientation. This work aligns with Baselitz’s characteristic raw energy and abstract figuration, though its application on a book cover presents an unusual and compelling deviation in medium while retaining his distinctive visual language.

Javier Calleja’s No Wings to Fly (2023) is a charming mixed media sculpture that exemplifies the artist’s instantly recognisable aesthetic. Featuring an endearing, wide-eyed character with oversized green pupils, a mop of red hair, and exaggerated feet, the figure leans forward playfully, arms outstretched in a gesture of innocence and longing. The smooth, cartoon-like surface and minimalist palette enhance its toy-like appeal. As with much of Calleja’s oeuvre, this work blurs the line between sculpture and collectible, touching on themes of vulnerability, childhood, and emotional sincerity, all wrapped in a disarmingly whimsical, pop-inflected visual language.