Domingo Milella

Print 100 x 125 cm. 39 3/8 x 49 1/4 in.

Frame 105 x 130 cm. 41 3/8 x 51 1/8 in.

Edition 1 of 5 + 2 AP

Directly from the artist studio

Sotheby's Maison, Hong Kong, Domingo Milella LIMINAL, 10 June – 20 August 2026

Middle Upper Paleolithic (ca. 30,000–20,000 years ago)

One of the most striking areas of the El Castillo Cave (Cantabria) is known as the “corner of the tectiforms.” The name refers to the shape of the cavernous space, hidden on the side of a low gallery, and to the most conspicuous depictions on its ceiling: compartmentalized quadrangular figures, divided into three sections by lines or patterns, each one different. The one we see here, at the far right of the panel, isolated from the rest, displays such freshness that it seems as though it were painted just yesterday. The symbolic significance of this corner must have been great, judging by the varied composition of painted motifs and the difficulty of working in such a confined space that, in some places, would not even allow one to fully extend one’s arm from a forced supine position. Of enigmatic meaning, this type of representation is confined to the central sector of the Cantabrian coast, taking on a clear regional character.