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.
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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
Manolo Valdés Sculpture: Damas Y Caballeros: Manolo Valdés
By Manolo Valdés
Located in Miami, FL
Manolo Valdes Damas y Caballeros: Manolo Valdés, 2024 Ed. 614 of 998 Art Book + Study Book Blue Resin Menina: 18 x 14 x 10 in Book Case: 19 x 19 x 3 in
Resin, Handmade Paper
Reina Mariana Set of 4 Porcelain Sculptures, Abstract, 2010-
By Manolo Valdés
Located in New York, NY
The specific information regarding edition will be provided at the time of sale. Please contact the seller for more details. ‘Las Meninas’ is a series of porcelain sculptures by Man...
Porcelain
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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
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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
Balloon Rabbit (Violet)
By Jeff Koons
Located in Calabasas, CA
Artist: Jeff Koons Title: Balloon Rabbit (Violet) Year: 2019 Medium: Porcelain with violet chromatic coating Dimensions: 11 1/2 × 5 1/2 × 8 1/4 in (29.2 × 14 × 21 cm) Edition: 999; I...
Porcelain
$3,000
H 15.75 in W 19.69 in D 7.09 in
Yin Sculpture: Sea Seeds Series, Abstract Handcrafted Porcelain&Textile
By Olga Radionova
Located in Zofingen, AG
Yin — from the Seeds of the Sea series — embodies the feminine essence in its purest form: receptive, fluid, and quietly powerful. Smooth, white scales flow over a luminous crimson c...
Porcelain, Textile, Acrylic
$350
H 4 in W 5 in D 5 in
Candle Holders in stacked squares of rich chocolate, capped in brilliant gold
By Lois Sattler
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary: Candle Holders in stacked squares of rich chocolate, capped in brilliant gold luster. Medium: ceramic porcelain. Size: 5 x 4 in (12.7 x 10.2 cm) Artwork Details:...
Ceramic, Porcelain
$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
Open the Right Mind by Johnson Tsang
By JOHNSON TSANG
Located in Manchester, GB
Open the Right Mind By Johnson Tsang 2023 Painted, dry cast and porcelain filled resin sculpture. 43 x 15.6 x 13cm (16.9 x 6.14 x 15.1 in) Artist's signature stamped on reverse....
Porcelain, Resin, Paint
$3,800
H 19 in W 43.5 in D 8 in
Sanctuary 43 - Wall-Mounted Porcelain Sculpture, Abstract, 21st Century
By Paula Murray
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This wall-mounted ceramic sculpture is by award-winning Canadian artist Paula Murray. In her Quebec studio, ceramic artist Paula Murray uses her own recipe for porcelain clay that s...
Porcelain, Wood
$1,400
H 8 in W 8 in D 8 in
Creation Myth Ceramic Vase Sculpture, Abstract Expressionist
By Alex Hodge 1
Located in Miami Beach, FL
This vessel was built using the traditional and ancient methods of coil building. Through this meditative process, ancestral connections are drawn. The composition wraps around the f...
Porcelain, Paint
Tawny Lion
By Wendy Klemperer
Located in Bozeman, MT
Wendy Klemperer was born in 1958 in Boston, MA. Raised in Cambridge and Watertown, she was most able to explore her passion for animals and nature during summers spent at her grandmo...
Resin
$6,800
H 21.5 in W 20 in D 3 in
Untitled Wall #2 - black porcelain geometric wall hanging sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Porcelain and paper clay, 2012, 21.5 x 20 x 3 in Artists Statement: My interest is in exploring ways of building structural forms in ceramics. Many ideas for the forms come from arc...
Porcelain
$650
H 7.5 in W 3.5 in D 2.5 in
Sahara Novotna Botox Gummy Bear Resin Sculpture Pop Art
Located in New York, NY
hand made resin gummy bear Approx 7.5 inch height x 3.5 inch wide x 2.5 inch depth Resin, painted by hand Signed - Each unique piece designed by LA artist Sahara Novotna
Resin, Plastic, Acrylic
$1,100
H 11 in W 15 in D 11 in
Contemporary Sculpture Installation Still Life Flora Light Botanical Porcelain
By Colleen Toledano
Located in Buffalo, NY
Delicate green and pink flora emerge from a pool of milky white light. “Looking Between I” (2022) by Colleen Toledano. Porcelain, flocking, light, resin.
Porcelain, Resin, Lights
$1,100
H 18 in W 18 in D 5 in
Contemporary Sculpture Installation Still Life Flora Light Botanical Porcelain
By Colleen Toledano
Located in Buffalo, NY
Botanical brambles emerge in ascension from a rectangular vessel and its atmospheric purple light. “Looking Between" (Blue) (2022) by Colleen Toledano. Porcelain, flocking, light, re...
Porcelain, Resin, Lights
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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 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 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