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Antoni Clavé

Spanish, 1913-2005

Antoni Clavé was born on April 5, 1913, in Barcelona. Clavé was a Catalan master painter, printmaker, sculptor, stage designer and costume designer. He was nominated for two Academy Awards namely Best Art Direction and Best Costume Design, for his work on the 1952 film Hans Christian Andersen. Clavé was one of Spain's best known and most celebrated artists. His work evolved from a baroque, ornamental style to a pure, minimal aesthetic. In his later years, his work was completely abstract, employing expressive lines and exploring the boundaries of collage, object-trouve, shading, texture and color. He was trained at the School of Fine Arts in Barcelona, where he was taught by Ángel Ferrant and Félix Mestres. With his works being influenced by artists such as Bonnard, Vuillard and Rouault. He was best known for his lyrical abstractions, works which combine paint with collage. Clavé died on September 1, 2005, in Saint-Tropez, France.

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Antoni Clavé - GUERRERO (Warrior) Etching Spanish Abstraction Contemporary
By Antoni Clavé
Located in Madrid, Madrid
Antoni Clavé - GUERRERO (WARRIOR) Date of creation: 1966 Medium: Etching on paper Edition number: 17/50 Size: 78 x 56,5 cm Condition: In very good conditions and never framed Observa...
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1960s Abstract Antoni Clavé

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Archival Paper, Engraving, Etching

Antoni Clavé - Original Lithograph - For Pushkin's Queen of Spades
By Antoni Clavé
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Antoni Clavé - Original Lithograph - For Alexander Pushkin's Queen of Spades Dimensions: 325 x 247 mm. 1946 Original lithograph of Antoni Clavé Edition: 300 The Queen of Spades. Tr...
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1940s Modern Antoni Clavé

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Lithograph

Unknown....lithograph by Antoni Clave
By Antoni Clavé
Located in Paonia, CO
Spanish artist Antoni Clave (1913 – 2005) was a prolific printmaker and has had major shows in museums all over the world. This limited edition print is in very good condition. At on...
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20th Century Abstract Antoni Clavé

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Lithograph

Trobadors
By Antoni Clavé
Located in Paris, FR
Lithograph, 1970 Handsigned by the artist in pencil and numbered XIX/L 57.00 cm. x 76.50 cm. | 22.44 in. x 30.12 in. (paper) 48.50 cm. x 75.00 cm. | 19.09 in. x 29.53 in. (image) A...
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1970s Abstract Antoni Clavé

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Lithograph

Trobadors
H 22.45 in W 30.12 in
Antoni Clavé -- Guerrier
By Antoni Clavé
Located in BRUCE, ACT
Antoni Clave Guerrier, 1970 Etching with Aquatint, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 73/75 lower left Signed lower right Size: 76 x 56 cm
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1970s Antoni Clavé

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Etching, Aquatint

Nobleman and Figures in Landscape - Original Lithograph by A. Clavé - 1943
By Antoni Clavé
Located in Roma, IT
Artist's proof. Hand signed and dated. Excellent conditions. This artwork is shipped from Italy. Under existing legislation, any artwork in Italy created over 70 years ago by an art...
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1940s Modern Antoni Clavé

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Lithograph

With arrows
By Antoni Clavé
Located in Paris, FR
Engraving, 1979 Handsigned by the artist in pencil and numbered 87/125 An etching by the Spanish artist that allows a great variation in the intensity of black to blossom on the pape...
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1970s Abstract Antoni Clavé

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Engraving

With arrows
H 25.79 in W 19.69 in
Abstract mixed media lithograph and relief by Spanish artist, Picasso friend S/N
By Antoni Clavé
Located in New York, NY
Antoni Clavé Untitled, from the Album International 2 Portfolio, 1977 Mixed media: Lithograph in relief 29 1/4 × 19 3/4 inches Edition 1/50 Signed and number on front Unframed This is a rare lithograph by the world renowned Catalan graphic artist, painter and sculptor, signed and numbered in pencil from the limited edition of only 50. Superb provenance as it is was acquired from the original Album International Portfolio, number 1 of 50. Text from the Colophon page reads as follows: Born in Barcelona, living in St. Tropez, France. Lithograph in relief, edition of 50, each numbered and signed by the artist. Antoni Clavé biography Antoni Clavé was born in Barcelona on April 5th, 1913. From 1926 he attended evening courses at the Escuela de Artes y Oficios "Llotja", a school both Picasso and Miró attended in their youth. In 1927, one of Clavé's teachers found him a position as a house painter's apprentice because of his growing fascination with the hands-on nature of painting and especially with the materials used for such work, like learning how to prepare paints. In 1932, Clavé stopped attending evening classes and, on the recommendation of Illescas, an architect, was employed at the firm of Cinaes, where he designed the weekly cinema posters. During the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939), he served as a draughtsman for the Republican government but eventually was forced to flee to France. After a brief internment at Les Haras camp in Perpignan, Clavé settled in Paris in 1939 without any papers, drawing comics and working as an illustrator to get by. In the 1940s Clavé's work showed the stylistic influence of Bonnard and Vuillard, until he met fellow Spanish expatriate Pablo Picasso in 1944. This meeting marked a pivotal change in Clavé's style, and he was forever grateful to be considered a lifelong friend of Don Pablo, as he called him. From 1946, Clavé created numerous designs for the ballet and theatre in Paris, Munich, London and New York and in the 1950s, he turned to book illustration. He was nominated for two Academy Awards (Best Art Direction and Best Costume Design) for his work on the 1952 film Hans Christian Andersen. In 1954, Clavé ceased working as a stage-set designer and illustrator to devote himself entirely to painting, visiting Spain again. His paintings became more abstract and enigmatic; inspired by wall...
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1970s Abstract Antoni Clavé

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Mixed Media, Lithograph

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