YASIEL ELIZAGARAY (B. 1987) Deseando Volver (from the series Ánimas) signed 'Elizagaray' (lower right) oil on canvas 47 x 47 1/4 in (119.5 x 120 cm) Painted in 2023 Footnotes: This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity signed by the artist and dated September 17, 2023. Provenance Acquired directly from the artist by the present owner. Deseando volver (2023), from the Ánimas series, explores the human figure as a body charged with memory, desire, and vulnerability. A solitary presence emerges within a dense, shadowed atmosphere, where painterly gesture and materiality create a sense of introspection and emotional weight. The expressive treatment of face and body suggests longing and displacement. Intense brushwork, contrasts of light and shadow, and a warm, subdued palette evoke a tension between permanence and escape, between physical presence and symbolic absence. The figure appears to surface and dissolve simultaneously, suspended between memory and the desire to return. The work reflects Elizagaray's ongoing investigation of emotional transition and the spiritual resonance of personal experience, positioning painting as a space for reflection on identity and nostalgia. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing