Antoni Clave Sanmartin 'Spanish/French, 1913 - 2005' a Lithograph in Colours

Jean Chaleye (French, b. 1878 - d. 1960) "Nude In Nature" - Oil on board, signed lower right - Abstract nude woman standing surrounded by bushes.

Frederic Montenard (FRENCH , 1849-1926) "Fishing Boats in a Harbor" Fishing boats docked at port in Mediterranean town. Oil on Canvas, sign...

Ebonized French three seat sofa recently upholstered in Boucle fabric

Pair of ebonized French open armchairs recently upholstered in Boucle fabric.

A gilt and painted French upholstered open armchair in the Louis XV style circa 1900.

French painted iron and beaded chandelier in the manner of Bagues C 1940. We are unable to test the working condition and we always recommend having lighting elements professionally ...

Important large clave stone color lithograph "The Game of Cards" depicting two Kings playing cards. Image: 21"x28.5". Period matted in an oak frame: 28.75 x 35.50 x 2".

Antoni Clave (1913-2005), . Pencil signed, Clave, lower right and number edition, 92/100. Oeuvre Gravee French paper. Circa 1950-60. Good condition with one minor tear in the upper...

Original art exhibition poster by listed Spanish artist Antoni Clave from his Ginza Japan show. This interesting poster clearly depicts one wonderful work by this brilliant artist....

Antoni Clavé (5 April 1913 – 1 September 2005) was a Catalan master painter, printmaker, sculptor, stage designer and costume designer. He was nominated for two Academy Awards (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 is completely abstract, employing expressive lines and exploring the boundaries of collage, objet trove, shading, texture and color. He was trained at the School of Fine Arts, Barcelona, where he was taught by Angel Ferrant and Felix Mestres. With his works being influenced by artists such as Bonnard, Vuillard and Roualt. He is best known for his lyrical abstractions, works which combine paint with collage. Clavé fought in the Republican Army in the Spanish Civil War, and served as draughtsman for the Republican government. He arrived in France as a refugee in 1939 and went straight to Paris to work as an illustrator. His first one-man exhibition was held at the Au sans Pareil bookshop, 37 Avenue Kleber in Paris in 1940, where Max Ernst and other leading figures from the Dada movement had their first exhibitions in the 1920s. In 1944 Clavé met Picasso and began making figure compositions that were deeply influenced by Picasso's work, featuring kings, harlequins, children, and still lives. His theatrical designs have appeared on stages in New York, Munich, London and Paris, as well as in the 1952 film Hans Christian Andersen. His works include sets for opera, theatre, and ballet, most notably for Roland Petit's ballet company, Les Ballets des Champs Elysees (1945-1951) including Los Caprichos (1946) Carmen (1949) and a comic ballet choreographed by Roland Petit called Deuil en 24 Heures.In 1951 he designed La maison de Bernarda Alba (The House of Bernarda Alba) for director Marcel Achard at the Theatre de l'Oeuvre in Paris, and in 1962, a production of The Marriage of Figaro for Maurice Sarrazin at Théatre de la cour de l'Archeveché in Aix-en-Provence. In 1957 Clavé began to design carpets and from 1960 he began to work on sculptural bas reliefs...

Lithograph by Antoni Ta`pies 1969. In good original condition. Antoni Ta'pies born in Barcelona in 1923, Ta'pies started his artistic run during a long convalescence due to a s...

Selection of Antoni Tapies Lithographs, French, circa 1960s. They are from the limited edition folio “Derriere le Miroir” (Behind The Mirror), published by the legendary Galerie Maeg...