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
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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
$4,495
H 7.29 in W 18.12 in D 4.93 in
Large Rainbow Sculpture in Porcelain and Platinum, 1974. Edition of 30.
By Otto Piene
Located in Malmö, SE
Otto Piene (German, 1928-2014) Regenbogen (Rainbow), 1974 Medium: Porcelain with painted platinum. Dimensions: 46 × 18,5 x 12,5 cm No. 3 in an edition of 30. Hand-signed and number...
Platinum
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
$49,723
H 15.75 in W 15.75 in D 6.5 in
ALBEDO Sculpture of Skulls in Feathers on removable Brass Base, Unique, Signed
By Laurence Le Constant
Located in PARIS, FR
ALBEDO is a unique sculpture by Laurence Le Constant, composed of recycled duck, and guinea fowl feathers on resin, presented on a removable patinated brass base. Referencing ALBEDO...
Resin, Epoxy Resin
Hippopotamus
Located in PARIS, FR
Hippopotamus by Armand PETERSEN (1891-1969) Sculpture in dull finish white tender paste porcelain. The bottom signed with the monogram « AP ». Stamped « B - G (for Bing & Grønda...
Porcelain
Raffaele Ardor - Bear Brick Sunflower Tribute
Located in PARIS, FR
"This handcrafted Bearbrick, finished in shimmering gold leaf, pays tribute to Murakami’s iconic Sunflowers. A refined ceramic collectible, it blends art and luxury in a distinguishe...
Porcelain, Acrylic
$3,000
H 17 in W 6.5 in D 6.5 in
"Neighborling Maquette 28" Patterned Architectural Tower Figure by Seth Clark
By Seth Clark
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece, titled "Neighborling Maquette 28" s an original free-standing sculpture by Seth Clark as part of his newest solo exhibition, "Passing Through". Clark's deteriorating stru...
Wood, Paper, Acrylic, Resin
$3,500
H 17.5 in W 8 in D 8 in
"Neighborling Maquette 29" Humanoid House Rotunda with Spire Sculpture
By Seth Clark
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece, titled "Neighborling Maquette 29" is an original free-standing sculpture by Seth Clark as part of his newest solo exhibition, "Passing Through". Clark's deteriorating st...
Wood, Paper, Acrylic, Resin
$200
H 4.5 in W 3 in D 3 in
My Favorite Moment Porcelain Cup with Sgraffito Detailing, Unique
Located in Miami Beach, FL
This cup is one of 48 that make up the installation, “Fragments of Our Love Story.” These cups feature feminine forms which recall the Venus of Willendorf and other historical fertil...
Ceramic, Clay, Porcelain, Paint, Underglaze
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H 9.5 in W 8.3 in D 6.5 in
Blue Balloon Monkey Sculpture, Porcelain, Signed, Limited Edition 2019
By Jeff Koons
Located in New York, NY
'Balloon Monkey' (Blue), 2019 Jeff Koons Limoges porcelain with chromatic coating 11.5 x 8.3 x 5.5 in. / 29 x 21 x 14 cm. Edition of 999, Signed and numbered The specific informati...
Porcelain
$3,470
H 48 in W 72 in D 0.5 in
"Future Tense" Abstract Biomorphic Relief Sculpture
Located in Soquel, CA
"Future Tense" Abstract Biomorphic Relief Sculpture Carved sculpture and painting by Mickey "Kano" Kane (American, 20th century). An abstract relief composed on a carved panel, feat...
Metal
$12,500
H 19 in W 18.5 in D 12 in
Hutschenreuther Porcelain Figurine "The Challenge" (Blue Heron)
Located in Detroit, MI
The Challenge (Blue Heron) by Gunther Granget Ltd Edition #42/200 for Hutschenreuther Porcelain in Germany. Hand painted in fired. Hutschenreuther is a historic German porcelain man...
Porcelain
$76,953
H 18.9 in W 43.31 in D 8.67 in
Panthère Crystal Clear Full Fractal 110 cm
By Richard Orlinski
Located in PARIS, FR
Richard Orlinski is the best-selling French contemporary artist worldwide since 2015 (according to Artprice). This panther sculpture is an original work of art created in 2025. It i...
Epoxy Resin
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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