Antoni Clavé (1913-2005) - Trobadors

Sales Description

Rare original lithograph by Antoni Clavé titled Trobadors, made in 1970.
This work belongs to the artist’s most sought-after period, marked by a powerful visual language blending abstraction, matter, and graphic signs inherited from his theatrical and Mediterranean universe.

In Trobadors, Clavé develops a dense and poetic composition where fragmented forms, dark textures and graphic rhythms evoke ancient figures, armors, or vestiges of a buried memory. Here you can find the full expressive force of his lithographic work: a subtle balance between plastic construction and gestural spontaneity.

The work demonstrates Clavé’s exceptional mastery in printmaking, a medium to which he devoted a significant part of his career. His lithographs from the 1970s are today particularly valued for their material richness and their almost pictorial dimension.

Details of the work

* Artist: Antoni Clavé
* Title: Trobadors
* Date: 1970
* Technique: original lithograph
* Support: vellum paper
* Image dimensions: 23 × 18.5 cm
* Paper dimensions: 58 × 47 cm
* Limited edition of 100 copies
* Numbered and signed in pencil
* Very good overall condition

About the artist

A major figure of 20th-century Spanish art, Antoni Clavé develops a singular body of work between painting, collage, sculpture, and engraving. Settling in Paris after the Spanish Civil War, close to Pablo Picasso, he creates a deeply personal universe where materials, signs and traces become poetic language. His graphic work is today widely recognized on the international art market.

To discover the artist’s universe:
Fondation Antoni Clavé