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 blending abstraction, materiality, and graphic signs inherited from his theatrical and Mediterranean world.

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

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

Details of the work

* Artist: Antoni Clavé
* Title: Trobadors
* Date: 1970
* Technique: original lithography
* Support: vellum paper
* Image dimensions: 23 × 18.5 cm
* Sheet 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. Settled in Paris after the Spanish Civil War, close to Pablo Picasso, he created 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:
Antoni Clavé Foundation