Antoni Clavé (1913-2005) - Trobadors

Sales description

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

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

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

Details of the work

* Artist: Antoni Clavé
* Title: Trobadors
* Date: 1970
* Technique: original lithography
* Support: laid paper (vélin)
* 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 developed a singular body of work spanning painting, collage, sculpture, and printmaking. Based in Paris after the Spanish Civil War, close to Pablo Picasso, he created a deeply personal universe where material, signs, and traces become poetic language. His graphic work is today broadly recognized on the international art market.

To discover the artist’s universe:
Fondation Antoni Clavé