Because of the sanitary situation concerning the Coronavirus Covid-19, and following the instructions of the government, the Archives Antoni Clavé have closed their offices on March 13th and this until further notice. We will go on working remotely to answer the requests of collectors, institutions and public auctions. We also do our best to prepare and…

” The big tapestry is hanging at the walll in Paris. Just above one of the pieces by Dubuffet. It works well here; I like it a lot. Suzanne as well is happy to have it. And I am very amused to see how puzzled yet delighted the visitors are, when trying to understand what this work…

In the mid-70s, Clavé sets himself free from all constraints; the composition dares imbalance, the technique and the medium used are playing around the artistic standards of the time, without any attempt to seduce. The character’s face is reduced to its essential features, without any single warrior’s attribute (shield or spear) that were so often included by Clavé…

Picasso and the Exodus, A Spanish History of Art in Resistance is following the exhibition Guernica, which took place at the Musée National Picasso Paris in 2018. The exhibition traces the political commitment of Picasso and his fellows. In 1937, a year after the beginning of the Spanish civil war, and while he is creating a…

Widely regarded as the world’s pre-eminent organization of fine art, antiques and design, TEFAF recently opened on March 16. With 279 participants grouped by specialty, this fair offers the best works available on the art market. A number of press articles are already celebrating the quality of the 2019 edition, especially because of its Ancient and Classical…

In February 1939, the fall of Barcelona causes a major exodus. Close to half a million people flew because of Franco’s troops and crossed the Pyrenees. It is called the Retirada. Clavé is one of these refugees who were interned into a camp in the Eastern Pyrenees right upon arrival in France. …