Cut and embossed aluminum sheet over collaged felt on aluminum sheet
France, 1972
Antoni Clavé i Sanmartí (1913-2005) – Catalan painter, sculptor, collage artist, illustrator, stage designer and graphic artist; besides Antoni Tàpies one of the most famous contemporary Spanish artists
Signed ‘Clavé’ and inscribed ’E.A.’ in pencil
Artist’s proof aside from the edition of 80 + X copies
Published by Vision Nouvelle, Paris
Catalogue raisonné: Passeron 305
Dimensions: 78 x 65 cm
Framed: 102 x 88 cm
Good condition
Object is regular taxed. 19% VAT is added to the purchase price for deliveries within the EU.

Condition:
The mixed media bears occasional small scratches, especially along the edges. The lower corners are slightly bend. The work is mounted to a mat on verso. The frame is in good condition with slight signs of wear. The dimensions of the work are 78 x 65 cm. The framed measures 102 x 88 cm.

Antoni Clavé i Sanmartí (1913-2005)
The contemporary Spanish painter and sculptor Antoni Clavé was born in 1913 in Barcelona. From 1926-1932, he attended evening classes at the Escuela de Artes y Oficios, and worked as a house painter until 1932. He began his autodidactic artistic career with copying works by old masters, for instance Velázquez and Goya. Afterwards, Clavé began creating illustrations for children’s books and designs for promotional and movie posters (including Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer). In 1939, he settled in Paris, where he worked as a cartoonist and illustrator. In 1944, he met Pablo Picasso, who became a close friend. Picasso had a deep influence on Clavé’s artistic development towards abstraction. From 1946 to 1955, he completed numerous designs for ballets and theaters in Paris, Munich, London, and New York. In 1965, he started working almost exclusively as a freelance artist, putting a focus on graphic works starting in 1965 and collages as of the 1970s. His work has been on display in numerous exhibitions at home and abroad, such as in London, Venice (Biennial), Budapest, Tokyo, Cologne, Zurich, and Madrid. Cavé has also received several awards, such as the Honorary Medal of Fine Arts, Madrid, in 1984. (fea)

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