Record details

• generalData.authorNameInListings

  Antoni Clavé (1913-2005)

• generalData.title

  Bridge

• generalData.creationDate

  1938

• technicalData.measurements

  149 x 207 cm

• technicalData.description

  Mixed media and collage on screen composed of three silk and wood panels

• technicalData.complementaryDescription

  This piece is not merely a refined decorative screen with the charm of the 1930s — it is a historic object intimately tied to Clavé’s early months in exile in France. Painted in 1939 as a gesture of gratitude to André Dubois, a senior official at the French Ministry of the Interior, the screen played a pivotal role in allowing the artist to remain in Paris after fleeing the Spanish Civil War. Bridge thus stands as an intimate testimony of survival and recognition, blending classical elegance with a modern sensibility, and reminding us of the powerful role art can play in even the most adverse circumstances.