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12499.
By Antoni Clave
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| Category - International Modern Prints - Tuesday, March 16th. |
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Description
Abstract Composition, signed in crayon (lower right) and numbered 34/80 (lower left)
Technique
Gravure on aluminium with collage (engraving with carborundum in colors and embossing)
Dimensions
79 x 65 cm
Condition
Good
Notes
Rotogravure (gravure for short) is a type of printing process that involves engraving the image onto an image carrier. In gravure printing, the image is engraved onto a copper cylinder because it uses a rotary printing press. The vast majority of gravure presses print on reels of paper, rather than sheets of paper. Rotary gravure presses are the fastest and widest presses in operation, printing everything from narrow labels to 12-feet-wide rolls of vinyl flooring.
Biography
Antoni Clave, Spanish master painter, printmaker, sculptor, and stage designer. b. 1913, Barcelona. Trained at the School of Fine Arts, Barcelona. His work evolved from a baroque, ornamental style to a pure, minimal aesthetic. During the 1940’s and 50’s, he concentrated on book illustrations and theatrical set designs which included lithographs for Voltaire's Candide, Pushkin's Queen of Spades, and Rabelais' Gargantua. He also created stage sets and costumes for Carmen, Garcia Lorca's Don Perlimpin and Mozart's Figaro. In 1954, after he decided to give up his work as an illustrator and set designer, Clave devoted all his time to painting, sculpture and engraving. Since 1955 he has been featured in numerous important exhibitions such as the Biennale in Venice and a retrospective at the Museum Rath in Geneva. In 1968, Clave began making etchings on large paper and learned the carborundum and engraving technique which was invented by printmaker Henri Goetz. His works are influenced by artists such as Bonnard, Vuillard and Roualt. Died in France in 2005.
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Abstract Composition
Estimate: $800/$1,200
Location: Israel
Number of Bids: 2
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