Domingo Milella

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

Frame 106.5 x 131.5 cm. 41 7/8 x 51 3/4 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

Early to Middle Upper Paleolithic (ca. 40,000–20,000 years ago)

A very distinctive type of “symbol” found in Paleolithic cave art at the northernmost tip of the Iberian Peninsula is known as the “Cantabrian Claviforms.” These enigmatic figures adorn the walls of caves located in the central sector of the Cantabrian corridor. With a distinctive, elongated, and symmetrical morphology, having no formal counterpart in nature, they are found either in isolation or forming groups such as the one seen in this photograph. They typically occupy recesses in the wall, sometimes in very high and hard-to-reach positions, or on the sides of the galleries. The case of the “polychrome ceiling” at Altamira, which features a cluster of such intersecting symbols, can be considered exceptional.