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

Jun. 29, 2026
JOSÉ MARÍA SICILIA (Madrid 1954)
Est: €3,000 - €6,000
JOSÉ MARÍA SICILIA (Madrid 1954) "Mosquito". 1987 Oil, pigments, and grattage on canvas Signed, dated, and titled on the back "Mosquito 2-1987" Dimensions: 30 x 50 cm.
Fernando Duran
Jun. 24, 2026
José Maria Sicilia (b. 1954), Untitled
Est: €1,200 - €2,000
José Maria Sicilia (b. 1954) Untitled Mixed media on paper Signed and dated Paris 88 on the reverse 37x31 cm
Veritas Art Auctioneers
Jun. 23, 2026
José María Sicilia. Flor, Blanco
Est: -
Mixed media on canvas. Signed, titled, located (Paris) and dated (87) on the reverse.
Duran Arte y Subastas
Jun. 10, 2026
JOSÉ MARÍA SICILIA (Madrid, 1954), Genitale, Serigrafía sob
Est: €900 -
JOSÉ MARÍA SICILIA (Madrid, 1954) "Genitale"2000. Serigrafía sobre papel Japón Edición numerada 34/40. Firmado, fechado y justificado a mano. Medidas:110 x 80 cm
Magna Art Auctions
May. 13, 2026
JOSE MARIA SICILIA Madrid (1954) "Of Mirrors", 2000
Est: €27,000 - €54,000
Mixed media and collage on wax and wood Signed with initials on the back, located, dated and with a partially lost label from the Soledad Lorenzo Gallery, Madrid Dimensions: 250 x 160 cm
Ansorena
Apr. 17, 2026
José María Sicilia (né en 1954) Orifice XXIV (Cyclamen), 2000
Est: €800 - €1,000
José María Sicilia (né en 1954) Orifice XXIV (Cyclamen), 2000 Lithographie sur Chine, fond monotypé Signée, datée "00" et numérotée "17/40" au crayon Imprimeur Michael Woolworth, Paris 110 x 80 cm (feuill) - encadrée
Millon & Associes
Apr. 16, 2026
JOSE MARIA SICILIA (Madrid, 1954). "Manuscript of Sanlúcar de Barrameda VI".2002. Lithography and varnish, hand illuminated, copy 6/15. Numbered, dated and hand signed.
Est: €1,800 - €2,200
JOSE MARIA SICILIA (Madrid, 1954). "Manuscript of Sanlúcar de Barrameda VI".2002. Lithography and varnish, hand illuminated, copy 6/15. Numbered, dated and hand signed. Measurements: 59,5 x 76 cm; 73,5 x 93,5 cm (frame). This work is part of one of José María Sicilia's most recognized series, in which the artist investigates the relationship between nature, memory and language. The application of varnish and manual intervention gives the surface a luminous-material quality characteristic of his production. The work suggests symbolic associations linked to nature, transformation and knowledge, recurring themes in his career. José María Sicilia is a leading figure in Spanish contemporary art. He began his career in the 1980s, developing a language linked to the exploration of materials. His work has been exhibited internationally and is part of important collections. He has received awards such as the National Prize of Plastic Arts, consolidating his position in the contemporary art scene. 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 art centers and museums.
Setdart Auction House
Mar. 24, 2026
Jose Maria Sicilia. No title
Est: -
Lithograph on Araki Japanese paper. Numbered (28/55) in the lower left corner. Signed and dated (96) in the lower right corner.
Duran Arte y Subastas
Feb. 24, 2026
José María Sicilia. Sanlúcar Manuscript
Est: -
Lithograph and varnish, hand-lit on Arches paper. Signed, dated (02) and numbered (6/15) in the lower right corner.
Duran Arte y Subastas
Feb. 10, 2026
JOSÉ MARÍA SICILIA - Untitled
Est: -
JOSÉ MARÍA SICILIA Madrid 1954 Untitled. 2003 Charcoal on paper Signed and dated 2003 Dimensions 49 x 49 cm PROVENANCE Acquired from the artist by the current owner.
Subastas Segre
Feb. 10, 2026
JOSÉ MARÍA SICILIA - Untitled
Est: -
JOSÉ MARÍA SICILIA Madrid 1954 Untitled. c. 1985 Oil and medium on canvas Dimensions 200 x 140 cm Certificate signed by the artist.
Subastas Segre
Jan. 27, 2026
Jose Maria Sicilia. Maguelone I
Est: -
Watercolor on Japanese paper. Signed in the lower left corner. Titled and dated (05) in the lower right corner.
Duran Arte y Subastas
Jan. 20, 2026
JOSE MARIA SICILIA (Madrid, 1954). "Berlin Wall", 1989. Etching and ink on paper, copy 2/60. Edition F.B. Signed and justified in pencil.
Est: €500 - €600
JOSE MARIA SICILIA (Madrid, 1954). "Berlin Wall", 1989. Etching and ink on paper, copy 2/60. Edition F.B. Signed and justified in pencil. Measurements: 60 x 60 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
Jan. 20, 2026
JOSE MARIA SICILIA (Madrid, 1954). "Berlin Wall", 1989. Etching and ink on paper, copy 2/60. Edition F.B. Signed and justified in pencil.
Est: €500 - €600
JOSE MARIA SICILIA (Madrid, 1954). "Berlin Wall", 1989. Etching and ink on paper, copy 2/60. Edition F.B. Signed and justified in pencil. Measurements: 60,5 x 59 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
Jan. 20, 2026
JOSE MARIA SICILIA (Madrid, 1954). "Berlin Wall", 1989. Etching and ink on paper, copy 2/60. Edition F.B. Signed and justified in pencil.
Est: €500 - €600
JOSE MARIA SICILIA (Madrid, 1954). "Berlin Wall", 1989. Etching and ink on paper, copy 2/60. Edition F.B. Signed and justified in pencil. Measurements: 60 x 60 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. 16, 2025
JOSÉ MARÍA SICILIA Madrid 1954 Sin título. 2012 Pigments on papel japonés F
Est: -
JOSÉ MARÍA SICILIA Madrid 1954 Sin título. 2012 Pigments on papel japonés Firmado y fechado 2012 Measures 100 x 100 cm Certificado firmado por el artista.
Subastas Segre
Dec. 16, 2025
Jose María Sicilia. Sin Título (2012)
Est: -
Técnica mixta sobre papel. Firmado y fechado (12) en el ángulo inferior derecho.
Duran Arte y Subastas
Dec. 16, 2025
JOSE MARIA SICILIA (Madrid, 1954). "Tajo Series", 1992. Aquatint on Japanese paper, copy 13/25. Signed, dated and justified in pencil.
Est: €1,000 - €1,200
JOSE MARIA SICILIA (Madrid, 1954). "Tajo Series", 1992. Aquatint on Japanese paper, copy 13/25. Signed, dated and justified in pencil. Measurements: 39 x 39 cm (Japanese paper); 50 x 47 cm (paper). 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. 15, 2025
JOSÉ MARÍA SICILIA (Madrid 1954) "Los Orificios XXVI Genitale"
Est: €1,200 - €1,400
JOSÉ MARÍA SICILIA (Madrid 1954) "Los Orificios XXVI Genitale" Etching on paper and numbered 34/40 dated 2000 JMS 109 x 79 cm 1.200 - 1.400 €
Bayeu Subastas
Dec. 10, 2025
José Maria SICILIA
Est: €8,000 - €12,000
José Maria SICILIA Sans titre Technique mixte sur cire sur panneau 184.5 x 156.5 cm Provenance : Galleria Valentina Moncada, Rome Acquis directement auprès de cette dernière par l'actuel propriétaire en 2003 Expositions : Rome, Galleria Valentina Moncada, "José Maria Sicilia. Eclipses", octobre-novembre 2006 Mixed media on wax on panel; 72.63 x 61.61 in. Lot en importation temporaire. L’adjudication est HT. La TVA au taux réduit de 5,5% s’applique sur l’adjudication et la commission de vente. Cette TVA est récupérable pour le professionnel français. Elle est remboursable pour un acheteur hors UE sur présentation des justificatifs d’exportation hors UE ou pour un adjudicataire professionnel justifiant d’un numéro de TVA intracommunautaire et d’un document prouvant la livraison dans l’Etat membre. This work is in temporary import. The hammer price will be VAT excluded. 5.5% VAT will be added to the hammer price and buyer’s premium. Upon request, this VAT can be refunded to the purchaser on presentation of written proof of exportation outside the EU or to the EU purchaser who will submit his intracommunity VAT number and a proof of shipment of his purchase to his EU country home address. José Maria SICILIA 184.5 x 156.5 cm
Artcurial
Nov. 23, 2025
José Maria SICILIA (1954)., Abstraction., Acrylique sur papier., Dimensions : 48 x 38 cm.
Est: €1,000 - €1,500
José Maria SICILIA (1954). Abstraction. Acrylique sur papier. Dimensions : 48 x 38 cm.
MJV Soudant
Nov. 23, 2025
Jose Maria SICILIA (1954)., Abstraction., Huile sur cire., Dimensions : 101 x 36 cm.
Est: €4,000 - €6,000
Jose Maria SICILIA (1954). Abstraction. Huile sur cire. Dimensions : 101 x 36 cm.
MJV Soudant
Nov. 20, 2025
JOSE MARIA SICILIA (Madrid, 1954). "Ohtomo 4", 1991. Silkscreen and wax on Japan paper, copy 9/9. Signed, dated and justified on the back.
Est: €600 - €800
JOSE MARIA SICILIA (Madrid, 1954). "Ohtomo 4", 1991. Silkscreen and wax on Japan paper, copy 9/9. Signed, dated and justified on the back. Measurements: 64 x 64 cm. 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 individual 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 National Prize for 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 art centers and museums.
Setdart Auction House
Nov. 20, 2025
JOSE MARIA SICILIA (Madrid, 1954). Untitled. Mixed media and collage on paper. Signed in the lower right corner.
Est: €800 - €900
JOSE MARIA SICILIA (Madrid, 1954). Untitled. Mixed media and collage on paper. Signed in the lower right corner. Measurements: 31 x 40 cm. Sicilia begins his studies in the School of Fine Arts of Madrid, although in 1980 he abandons them and moves 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 for 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 art centers and museums.
Setdart Auction House
Nov. 10, 2025
JOSÉ MARÍA SICILIA - NASC. 1954
Est: €2,000 - €3,000
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
Oct. 28, 2025
JOSÉ MARÍA SICILIA - Sin título
Est: -
JOSÉ MARÍA SICILIA Madrid 1954 Sin título. 2000 Litografía sobre papel Japonés Arakaji Firmada a lápiz y fechada 2000 Numerada 69/100 Medidas 60 x 40 cm Edita Fundación Juan March, Madrid 2000
Subastas Segre
Oct. 28, 2025
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
Oct. 15, 2025
JOSE MARIA SICILIA (Madrid, 1954). S/t, 1990. Mixed media (resin and pigments) on paper mounted on dibon. Presents on the back label of the Pierre Huber Gallery.
Est: €4,000 - €5,000
JOSE MARIA SICILIA (Madrid, 1954). S/t, 1990. Mixed media (resin and pigments) on paper mounted on dibon. Presents on the back label of the Pierre Huber Gallery. Measurements: 52 x 70 cm; 76 x 93 cm (frame). This work made in 1990 with resin and pigments is an eloquent example of the artist's plastic research on materiality, light and trace. Sicilia, one of the most relevant figures of the generation of the eighties in Spain, has developed a visual language that oscillates between lyrical abstraction and the almost scientific exploration of natural processes. In this piece, the support becomes the true protagonist: the surface is covered with glazes and irregular textures reminiscent of erosion or crystallization processes. The chromatic range, dominated by whites and beiges, reinforces the silent and contemplative character of the work, evoking the sensation of something organic and mineral at the same time. The large central stain, with its irregular outline and barely perceptible relief, appears as a void or a form in suspension, inviting the eye to pause and decipher its ambiguous nature. The use of resin provides a translucent quality that allows to play with light, creating effects of depth and time stopped. In this way, Sicilia establishes a dialogue between the visible and the hidden. 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. 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 for 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 art centers and museums.
Setdart Auction House
Sep. 30, 2025
JOSE MARIA SICILIA Madrid (1954) "The Moment XV", 2012
Est: €13,500 - €18,000
Mixed media on Japanese paper Signed with initials and dated in pencil in the lower right corner. Bibliography and exhibitions: -"Jose Maria Sicilia, El instante", Gema Llamazares Art Gallery, from July 20 to August 23, 2013, rep. . Measurements: 100 x 100 cm
Ansorena
Jul. 23, 2025
JOSE MARIA SICILIA (b.1954) - 'Untitled'
Est: €6,000 - €8,000
Oil on paper glued to canvas, signed. Framed. Dim.: 73x82cm.
Marques dos Santos
Jul. 01, 2025
JOSE MARÍA SICILIA - Vespers III
Est: -
JOSÉ MARÍA SICILIA Madrid 1954 Vespers III. 1992 Aquatint and Beeswax on tracing paper Signed in pencil Numbered 7/15 Measurements 49 x 61.5 cm Published and Printed by Línea, Lanzarote 1992 PROVENANCE Ediciones Línea, Lanzarote Private collection
Subastas Segre
Jul. 01, 2025
JOSÉ MARÍA SICILIA - Untitled. The Instant Series
Est: -
JOSÉ MARÍA SICILIA Madrid 1954 Untitled. The instant series. 2012-14 Ink on Brazilian lily paper Signed and dated 2104 Measurements 32 x 45 cm Certificate signed by the artist.
Subastas Segre
Jul. 01, 2025
JOSÉ MARÍA SICILIA - The Weight of Tears
Est: -
JOSÉ MARÍA SICILIA Madrid 1954 The Weight of Tears. 2004 Watercolor and charcoal on Japanese paper Signed and dated 2004 Measurements 50 x 50 cm PROVENANCE (label on the back) Soledad Lorenzo Gallery, Madrid Private collection
Subastas Segre
Jun. 19, 2025
JOSÉ MARÍA SICILIA (Madrid, 1954). "The manuscript of Jaén", 1996. Mixed media (wax and paper). Provenance: Manuel Ojeda Gallery.
Est: €2,000 - €2,200
JOSÉ MARÍA SICILIA (Madrid, 1954). "The manuscript of Jaén", 1996. Mixed media (wax and paper). Provenance: Manuel Ojeda Gallery. Measurements: 25 x 17 cm; 36 x 28 x 6 cm (frame). Sicilia begins his studies in the School of Fine Arts of Madrid, although in 1980 he abandons them and moves 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 National Prize for 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 art centers and museums.
Setdart Auction House
Jun. 12, 2025
JOSE MARIA SICILIA (Madrid, 1954). Untitled, 1995. Mixed media (wax) on paper. Joan Prats Gallery stamp on the back.
Est: €2,500 - €2,600
JOSE MARIA SICILIA (Madrid, 1954). Untitled, 1995. Mixed media (wax) on paper. Joan Prats Gallery stamp on the back. Measurements: 19 x 27 cm; 38 x 46 cm (frame). José María Sicilia not only used the motif of bees (often related to hard work and laboriousness) as an essential part of his artistic language, but also used wax as a plastic material to give corporeality to his creations. 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 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. 29, 2025
José María Sicilia (Madrid, 1954) "Lady in blue dress"
Est: €1,000 - €1,200
José María Sicilia (Madrid, 1954) "Lady in blue dress" Mixed media Signed and dated 1975 33,5 x 24 cm 1.000 - 1.200 €
Greco Subastas
Apr. 23, 2025
JOSE MARIA SICILIA (Madrid, 1954). Untitled, 1997. Mixed media (oil, beeswax and collage) on paper. Provenance: Joseph Helman Gallery.
Est: €4,500 - €5,000
JOSE MARIA SICILIA (Madrid, 1954). Untitled, 1997. Mixed media (oil, beeswax and collage) on paper. Provenance: Joseph Helman Gallery. Measurements: 46 x 33 cm; 58 x 49 cm (frame). Wax was for Sicilia an expressive medium as valid as pigment. He often combined its textures to convey poetic reflections, as in this flower. Here, the white 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
Mar. 31, 2025
José Maria Sicilia (n. 1954), Untitled
Est: €4,500 - €6,000
José Maria Sicilia (n. 1954) Untitled Oil on paper laid on canvas Signed 73x82 cm
Veritas Art Auctioneers
Mar. 25, 2025
Jose Maria Sicilia. In bloom
Est: -
Mixed media on paper. Signed and dated (2000) in the lower right corner. Provenance: Soledad Lorenzo Gallery, Madrid (label on the back). Private collection.
Duran Arte y Subastas
Mar. 25, 2025
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
Mar. 25, 2025
JOSE MARIA SICILIA - 1989-1
Est: -
JOSÉ MARÍA SICILIA Madrid 1954 1989-1. 1989 Silkscreen, Lithograph and Embossing on Richard de Bas paper with the publisher's dry stamp Signed in pencil and dated 1989 Numbered 13/30 Measurements 51.5 x 66.5 cm Published by Item, Paris 1989
Subastas Segre
Mar. 18, 2025
JOSE MARIA SICILIA (Madrid, 1954). Untitled, 1998. Oil on wax mounted on board. Signed dated on the back and located (Seller, Mallorca) on the back.
Est: €28,000 - €30,000
JOSE MARIA SICILIA (Madrid, 1954). Untitled, 1998. Oil on wax mounted on board. Signed dated on the back and located (Seller, Mallorca) on the back. Measurements: 122 x 122 cm; 124 x 124 cm (frame). This work, made in 1998 by José María Sicilia, represents one of the emblematic poppies that have been a recurrent part of his artistic production. With an aesthetic that combines abstraction and organic representation, Sicilia works with color and matter to explore the fragility and power of nature. The poppy, with its vibrant red petals and blurred dark center, emerges against a light background that accentuates its chromatic intensity. The pictorial technique employed by Sicilia, which integrates the use of glazes and the spraying of pigment with wax, generates an ethereal and almost photographic effect, where the image dissolves in the support. This treatment of color and form reflects his interest in capturing the essence of the flower beyond its conventional figurative representation, giving it a sensorial and poetic dimension. Within the artist's iconography, the poppy is a symbol that has appeared at various stages of his career. His choice is not accidental: this flower has been historically associated with the transience of beauty, dreams, and even memory and oblivion. Sicilia turns the poppy into a plastic motif that allows him to investigate the relationship between form and dissolution, presence and absence, recurring themes in his work. 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. 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 for 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 art centers and museums.
Setdart Auction House
Mar. 04, 2025
JOSÉ MARÍA SICILIA (SPANISH B. 1954), UNTITLED XV (1/3), (2/3), (3/3)
Est: £1,000 - £1,500
JOSÉ MARÍA SICILIA (SPANISH B. 1954)UNTITLED XV (1/3), (2/3), (3/3)Acrylic and pigment Each signed with initials and dated 88 49 x 55cm (19¼ x 21½ in.) Provenance:Runkel-Hue-Williams Ltd., LondonNigel Greenwood Gallery, LondonAcquired from Jay Jopling Fine Art, London
Dreweatts 1759 Fine Sales
Feb. 11, 2025
JOSE MARIA SICILIA - Untitled
Est: -
JOSÉ MARÍA SICILIA Madrid 1954 Untitled. c. 1985 Oil and material on canvas Measurements 200 x 140 cm Certificate signed by the artist.
Subastas Segre
Feb. 11, 2025
JOSE MARIA SICILIA - Untitled
Est: -
JOSÉ MARÍA SICILIA Madrid 1954 Untitled. 1985 Acrylic and material on paper Signed and dated 1985 Dimensions 76 x 57 cm PROVENANCE (label on back) Blum Helman Gallery, Los Angeles Blum Helman Galery, New York La Máquina Española Gallery, Madrid Private collection
Subastas Segre
Dec. 18, 2024
JOSE MARIA SICILIA (Madrid, 1954). Untitled, 1997. Mixed media (oil, beeswax and collage) on paper. Provenance: Joseph Helman Gallery.
Est: €4,500 - €5,000
JOSE MARIA SICILIA (Madrid, 1954). Untitled, 1997. Mixed media (oil, beeswax and collage) on paper. Provenance: Joseph Helman Gallery. Measurements: 46 x 33 cm; 58 x 49 cm (frame). Wax was for Sicilia an expressive medium as valid as pigment. He often combined its textures to convey poetic reflections, as in this flower. Here, the white 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
Dec. 11, 2024
Jose Maria Sicilia. Paintings 1983-84 (organic drawing)
Est: -
"JOSÉ MARÍA SICILIA. Paintings 1983-84".- M.: Fernando Vijande Gallery, 1984. 4th, cover with flaps. 67 pgs. Unnumbered copy of limited edition. Original drawing in the justification of the edition, in crayons, dedicated and signed in pencil Sicily 85.
Duran Arte y Subastas
Dec. 10, 2024
Jose Maria Sicilia. In bloom
Est: -
Mixed media on paper. Signed and dated (2000) in the lower right corner. Provenance: - Galería Soledad Lorenzo, Madrid (label on the back). - Private collection.
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