Manolo Valdés - Claribel

Manolo Valdés (b. 1942) Claribel, 1995 Retrato con Collage en el Sombrero (Portrait with collage on Hat) Etching with aquatint and unique collage on Aquari handmade paper From the edition of 50, each unique Signed and numbered in pencil along lower margin Published by Marlborough Gallery, Madrid Plate: 26 x 32.7 inches (66x 83 cm) Sheet: 36 x 41.7 inches (91.5 x 106 cm) Framed dimensions 43.625 x 49.875 inches. Reference: Graphic Works of Manolo Valdés 1981-2002, page 137 Inspired by Renaissance portraits, Valdés made a series of profiles of ladies, reinterpreting them through his synthetic and colourist aesthetics, as for example his works "Beatrice", which are profiles similar to the present work, where the turban shows mythical works from the history of art.