From his audacious Pop art paintings that challenged Spanish dictator Francisco Franco’s regime during the 1960s to his modern reinterpretation of works by masters such as Rembrandt van Rijn, Pablo Picasso and Henri Matisse, Valencia native Manolo Valdés has created an extraordinary range of work. He is internationally renowned as one of the most influential Spanish artists of the 20th and 21st centuries.
Born in 1942, Valdés studied art at the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Carlos de Valencia. As his career began to take shape, in 1964, Valdés cofounded Equipo Crónica with fellow Spanish artists Rafael Solbes and Juan Antonio Toledo. Together, the collective produced politically charged graphic Pop works, which frequently merged imagery that referenced Spain’s history and culture, in order to expressly denounce Franco’s oppressive government. Toledo left Equipo Crónica after one year, and the group disbanded after Solbes’s death in 1981.
From 1981 onward, Valdés focused on his solo career. In his portraits, still-life prints and figurative sculptures, Valdés adopts familiar images from masterpieces by some of the world’s most recognizable artists, including Diego Velázquez, Peter Paul Rubens and Roy Lichtenstein, and recontextualizes them, minimalizing forms and the use of color, introducing collagist elements and more. Examples of Valdés’s methods can be seen in the textured lithograph print Claribel (1995) and his contemporary sculpture Butterflies (2010), which is inspired by Matisse’s Woman with a Hat (1905).
Valdés has exhibited his works around the world, including in New York City, Paris, London, Madrid, Berlin, Geneva and Mexico City. In 1999, he represented Spain at the Venice Biennale. His paintings and sculptures are also held in the collections of the Centre Pompidou in Paris, Moderna Museet in Malmö, the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia in Madrid and the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Museum of Modern Art in New York.
On 1stDibs, discover a range of original Manolo Valdés prints, sculptures and mixed media.
Damas y Caballeros: Manolo Valdes
By Manolo Valdés
Located in Miami, FL
Manolo Valdes Damas y Caballeros: Manolo Valdes, 2024 This pieces consists in a resin sculpture and a book case containing: one book of etchings by the artist and a study book of his...
Resin
FLORES 1
By Manolo Valdés
Located in New York, NY
This Manolo Valdes etching with unique color collage is the 34th edition of 50.
Etching
$7,388Sale Price|58% Off
Reina Mariana III (Las Meninas), 2022, Valdés, porcelain sculptures
By Manolo Valdés
Located in Zug, CH
Manolo Valdes Reina Mariana III (Las Meninas), 2022 Limoges Porcelain 35 × 23.5 × 17.8 cm (13.8 × 9.3 × 7 in) Edition of 199 In mint condition Images of edition number are example r...
Porcelain
Figura con naipes
By Manolo Valdés
Located in BARCELONA, ES
MANOLO VALDÉS ‘Figura con naipes’ 1985. Etching and collage on paper. Copy 35/60. Presents dry stamp of the publisher. 75,5 x 55,5 cm; 90 x 70 cm
Etching
La Dama de Argel
By Manolo Valdés
Located in Miami, FL
Manolo Valdes La Dama de Argel, 1997 Etching and collage on handmade paper Edition 10 of 50, published by Marlborough Graphics, NY 39 x 28 inches Includes a Certificate of Authentici...
Etching
Grabado con tiraje 31/35 - Denominación de origen Romeral
By Manolo Valdés
Located in Sant Celoni, ES
Manolo Valdés (Valencia, 1942). Destacado pintor, grabador y escultor español. Firmado en margen inferior derecho Tiraje: 31/35 Medidas: 56 x 38 cm; 81 x 61,5 cm (marco) ::::::::...
Engraving
Manolo Valdes Etching, Untitled
By Manolo Valdés
Located in Miami, FL
Manolo Valdes Untitled, 2005 Etching, Aquatint, and collage on paper Ed. of 100 24 x 16 in
Etching, Aquatint
$7,378Sale Price|36% Off
Reina Mariana IV (Las Meninas), 2022, Valdés, porcelain sculptures
By Manolo Valdés
Located in Zug, CH
Manolo Valdes Reina Mariana IV (Las Meninas), 2022 Limoges Porcelain 35 × 23.5 × 17.8 cm (13.8 × 9.3 × 7 in) Edition of 199 In mint condition Images of edition number are example re...
Porcelain
$7,378Sale Price|36% Off
Reina Mariana I (Las Meninas), 2022, Valdés, porcelain sculptures
By Manolo Valdés
Located in Zug, CH
Manolo Valdes Reina Mariana I (Las Meninas), 2022 Limoges Porcelain 35 × 23.5 × 17.8 cm (13.8 × 9.3 × 7 in) Edition of 199 In mint condition Images of edition number are example ref...
Porcelain
Dama con sombrero
By Manolo Valdés
Located in Miami, FL
Manolo Valdes Dama con sombrero, 2013 Etching and collage on paper Ed. 37 of 50, numbered on the lower left Signed on the lower right 47 x 37 in
Etching
Price Upon Request
PERLIF V
By Manolo Valdés
Located in New York, NY
This work of art is a print on handmade paper depicting the profile of a woman with pink hair.
Paper
Price Upon Request
Perfil V, Mixografia by Manolo Valdes
By Manolo Valdés
Located in Long Island City, NY
Date: 2004 Mixografia print on handmade paper, signed and numbered in pencil Edition of 25 Size: 44 x 31 in. (111.76 x 78.74 cm) Printer: Mixografia Publisher: Mixografia
Mixed Media, Monoprint
$1,800
H 32.25 in W 41 in
Artist and Model Howard Hodgkin abstracted orange and black watercolor gouache
By Howard Hodgkin
Located in New York, NY
Large black and marigold orange abstract interior scene of a bust in front of a window with fingerprints and painterly brushstrokes. Rich color and texture ideal for hanging in minim...
Watercolor, Gouache, Etching
$700
H 10 in W 10 in
Contemporary Sculpture Wall Installation Red White Snake Animal Porcelain
By Bethany Krull
Located in Buffalo, NY
Duo (2022) by Bethany Krull. Porcelain, glaze, aluminum.
Metal
$900
H 30.63 in W 38.5 in D 1.5 in
Black and White Abstract Figurative Etching Edition 98/200
By Jorge Castillo
Located in Houston, TX
Monochromatic abstract figurative etching by Spanish painter Jorge Castillo. The piece depicts an abstract landscape overlooking an empty view from what appears to be a cave. Figures...
Etching
$142
H 1.97 in W 1.97 in D 0.08 in
The Lazy Frog - Original Lithograph by J.J Grandville - 1852
By J. J. Grandville
Located in Roma, IT
The Lazy Frog is an original lithograph by J.J. Grandville from "Scènes de la vie privée et publique des animaux, 1852. Published by Manesq & Harvard, Paris. Good Conditions but ag...
Paper, Engraving
$2,000
H 10.75 in W 8.5 in D 1 in
Arnaldo Pomodoro - di Auguri, rare etching SignedN, museum de-accession, Framed
By Arnaldo Pomodoro
Located in New York, NY
Arnaldo Pomodoro di Auguri, 1992-1993 Etching on art paper Signed, titled, dated and numbered 69/100 in graphite on the front Published by 2RC Edizioni d'Arte, Rome with blind stamp ...
Etching
Artist Hand
By Ai Weiwei
Located in Vancouver, CA
"Ai Weiwei's 'Artist Hand' is a striking sculpture that boldly presents a cast of the artist's hand with his middle finger extended. More than just a gesture, it encapsulates Ai Weiw...
Resin
Niño Apoyado en la Pared, sculpture
By Jose Cobo
Located in Miami, FL
The Cantabrian sculptor José Cobo studied stone carving and al fresco painting at the San Fernando Academy of Fine Arts in Madrid. He subsequently travelled to the United States and ...
Epoxy Resin
$2,723
H 17.72 in W 12.6 in
Salvador Dalí (1904–1989) – Le Testament de Tristan – Drypoint etching - 1970
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Varese, IT
Colour-printed drypoint etching on paper, edited in 1970. Limited edition, numbered in lower left corner 87/125 Signed in pencil by artist in lower right corner. Plate size: 40 x 26...
Drypoint, Etching
Sainte Anne
By Salvador Dalí
Located in New York, NY
Drypoint, aquatint and heliogravure, 1965. Signed by the artist and dated in pencil, lower right margin. Numbered 42/150 in pencil, lower left margin. Printed by Robbe, Paris. Pub...
Drypoint, Aquatint
Pumpkin (Yellow and Black)
By Yayoi Kusama
Located in Bristol, GB
Cast resin Open edition Stamped on base (not signed or numbered) New. Sold in the original box Benesse Museum, Japan
Resin
$2,850
H 30 in W 40 in
Thinking Aloud in the Museum of Modern Art, Hodgkin, abstract black and white
By Howard Hodgkin
Located in New York, NY
Large scale black and white abstract interior scene with dots, lines, brushstrokes, paint daubs, fingerprints, squares and rectangles, and hand painting in grey. Hang in contemporary...
Etching
$3,000
H 34 in W 41.75 in
Divide black and white soft ground etching and aquatint by April Gornik
By April Gornik
Located in Boca Raton, FL
"Divide" black and white soft ground etching and aquatint by April Gornik. Edition 23 of 30. Image size: 33 1/2 x 31 1/2 inches. Published by The S...
Etching, Aquatint
Manolo Valdes Bronze MENINA Sculpture
By Manolo Valdés
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Artist/Designer; Manufacturer: Manolo Valdes (Spanish, b. 1942) Marking(s); notes: signed; ed. 3/7 Materials: bronze Dimensions (H, W, D): 8.75"h, 8"w, 5.75"d Additional Information:...
Bronze
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H 13.78 in W 9.26 in D 7.01 in
Reina Mariana II (Las Meninas), 2022, Valdés, porcelain sculptures
By Manolo Valdés
Located in Zug, CH
Manolo Valdes Reina Mariana II (Las Meninas), 2022 Limoges Porcelain 35 × 23.5 × 17.8 cm (13.8 × 9.3 × 7 in) Edition of 199 In mint condition Images of edition number are example re...
Porcelain
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H 13.78 in W 9.26 in D 7.01 in
Reina Mariana I (Las Meninas), 2022, Valdés, porcelain sculptures
By Manolo Valdés
Located in Zug, CH
Manolo Valdes Reina Mariana I (Las Meninas), 2022 Limoges Porcelain 35 × 23.5 × 17.8 cm (13.8 × 9.3 × 7 in) Edition of 199 In mint condition Images of edi...
Porcelain
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H 13.78 in W 9.26 in D 7.01 in
Reina Mariana IV (Las Meninas), 2022, Valdés, porcelain sculptures
By Manolo Valdés
Located in Zug, CH
Manolo Valdes Reina Mariana IV (Las Meninas), 2022 Limoges Porcelain 35 × 23.5 × 17.8 cm (13.8 × 9.3 × 7 in) Edition of 199 In mint condition Images of edition number are example re...
Porcelain
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H 13.78 in W 9.26 in D 7.01 in
Reina Mariana I (Las Meninas), 2022, Valdés, porcelain sculptures
By Manolo Valdés
Located in Zug, CH
Manolo Valdes Reina Mariana I (Las Meninas), 2022 Limoges Porcelain 35 × 23.5 × 17.8 cm (13.8 × 9.3 × 7 in) Edition of 199 In mint condition Images of edi...
Porcelain
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H 13.78 in W 9.26 in D 7.01 in
Reina Mariana IV (Las Meninas), 2022, Valdés, porcelain sculptures
By Manolo Valdés
Located in Zug, CH
Manolo Valdes Reina Mariana IV (Las Meninas), 2022 Limoges Porcelain 35 × 23.5 × 17.8 cm (13.8 × 9.3 × 7 in) Edition of 199 In mint condition Images of ed...
Porcelain
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H 5.12 in W 4.34 in D 3.15 in
Manolo Valdés Las Damas de Barajas Three Sculptures in Bronze with Ebony Base
By Manolo Valdés
Located in Paris, FR
Manolo Valdés, Las Damas de Barajas 2006 Three patinated bronze sculptures on an ebony base. Signed “M.V.” and numbered “xx/150”. Ed. Art Witness-Boza. Cast by Magisa, SA. Edition ma...
Bronze
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H 31.1 in W 39.76 in D 22.05 in
Ada Cabeza con Flores Plateadas aluminum sculpture by Manolo Valdés
By Manolo Valdés
Located in Boca Raton, FL
"Ada Cabeza con Flores Plateadas" (Head with Silver Flowers) Aluminum sculpture by Manolo Valdés. Edition 3 of 9.
Metal
Claribel
By Manolo Valdés
Located in New York, NY
AP of 10 Signed and numbered in pencil Framed under plexi
Lithograph
REINA MARIANA VI
By Manolo Valdés
Located in Aventura, FL
Hand signed and numbered by the artist. Etching and collage on paper. Edition of 50. Additional images available upon request. Certificate of authenticity included. Artwork in excel...
Paper, Etching
DON JUAN
By Manolo Valdés
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Artwork by the Spanish artist Manolo Valdes Drawing on metrakilate. Signed lower right Certificate BLASCO VALDES Manolo (Valencia, 1942). Member of Equ...
Mixed Media
DON JUAN
By Manolo Valdés
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Artwork by the Spanish artist Manolo Valdes Drawing on metrakilate. Signed lower right Certificate BLASCO VALDES Manolo (Valencia, 1942). Member of Equ...
Mixed Media