Post War & Contemporary Art 
10 November 2021
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Post War & Contemporary Art 
Javier Calleja, Rare Little Maurizio (Grey) - Image 1 of 6
Javier Calleja, Rare Little Maurizio (Grey) - Image 2 of 6
Javier Calleja, Rare Little Maurizio (Grey) - Image 3 of 6
Javier Calleja, Rare Little Maurizio (Grey) - Image 4 of 6
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Javier Calleja b.1971

Rare Little Maurizio (Grey)

2020
painted cast vinyl, stainless steel 4¾ h × 2½ w × 2½ d in (12 × 6 × 6 cm)
estimate: $800–1,200
result: $875
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This example features a special all-grey colorway making it the rarest and most desirable of the 101 possible hair and outfit combinations.
Printed signature and title to hanging ring ‘Little Maurizio Javier Calleja’. This work is from the edition of 3000, less than 300 of which were produced in each colorway, and even fewer in the all-grey colorway. Sold with original box with hologram.
provenance: Private Collection, California

This work will ship from Rago in Lambertville, New Jersey.

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Javier Calleja’s artworks titled Little Maurizio are a tribute to Maurizio Cattelan, an artist whom he admires and whose playful spirit is represented in the wide-eyed figures. More than just a figurine, Little Maurizio can be a key chain, a bag tag or even worn as a necklace. Reminiscent of Cattelan’s democratic approach to art, Calleja’s Little Maurizios can go anywhere and be anything. Published in a total edition of 3000, there are 101 different hair and outfit combinations, and less than 300 were produced in each possible colorway. Adding to the fun, Little Maurizios were offered directly from the producer in a blind box, so the color combinations were always a surprise.

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