Armand Cardona Torrandell Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Armand Cardona Torrandell Art Value Price Guide

Sep. 07, 2026
ARMAND CARDONA TORRANDELL (Barcelona, 1928 – Sant Pere de Ribes, Barcelona, 1995). Untitled. Mixed media on paper. Signed in the lower right corner.
Est: €400 - €500
ARMAND CARDONA TORRANDELL (Barcelona, 1928 – Sant Pere de Ribes, Barcelona, 1995). Untitled. Mixed media on paper. Signed in the lower right corner. Measurements: 50 x 50 cm. Armando Cardona Torrandell began drawing comic strips in the 1940s, during his adolescence, and later studied commercial law and worked in various trades, all while training himself as an artist. During this period, he mainly produced drawings from life of scenes and people from his neighborhood, until finally, in the 1950s, he began to paint. In 1952, while taking a course at the Institut del Teatre, he met the brothers Joan and Ricart Salvat i Ferré, through whom he was introduced to the intellectual circles of Barcelona at the time. He also discovered the city’s underbelly, adding to his usual maritime themes darker, less bucolic scenes featuring criminals, beggars, and prostitutes. It was around this time that he decided to devote himself entirely to painting, and in 1957 he held his first exhibition, which took place at the Galeries Laietanes in Barcelona. From then on, his artistic evolution would be rapid, as he moved away from his early themes to focus on the human face and on experimentation and play with materials, volumes, and textures, as seen in his Informalist period (1959–62). Cardona Torrandell thus began to carve out a niche for himself in the Spanish avant-garde, and in the early 1960s he began exhibiting his work outside of Catalonia, managing to make a living from his painting and no longer relying on his mother’s financial support. In 1965, he began exhibiting regularly in Madrid, and that same year he undertook his first set design project, creating the sets for “Ronda de mort a Sinera,” with text by Salvador Espriu. A year later, she undertook the same task for Bertolt Brecht’s “The Good Person of Szechwan,” directed by Ricard Salvat. Around this time, she also began exhibiting in Italy, first at the Prima Mostra Intrarrealismo in Florence. She also collaborated with the Sitges Theater Festival. He became involved with the Parpalló Group and was a member of Crónica de la Realidad and Intrarealismo. In 1971, he was awarded the Ynglada-Guillot Prize for Drawing, and in 2015, his work was included in the exhibition “Del segon origen. Arts a Catalunya 1950–1977,” held at the MNAC. His work, a visual testament to the contemporary world, is characterized by colorful compositions filled with human faces, calligraphic elements, and inscriptions, which define his personal iconography. He organized his work into cycles: “Retablos de la gente” (1956), “Barcas,” “Máquinas” (1957), “Concrete Landscapes” (1960), “Concentration Universe” (1965), “Numancia” (1972), “Shipwrecks” (1979), etc. He also created several works in homage to Sartre, Antonio Machado, Ungaretti, and Lluís Companys. Cardona Torrandell’s work is currently represented in the Víctor Balaguer Museum in Vilanova i la Geltrú, the Vila Casas Foundation, the Rafael Zabaleta Museum, and other public and private collections.
Setdart Auction House
Sep. 07, 2026
ARMAND CARDONA TORRANDELL (Barcelona, 1928 – Sant Pere de Ribes, Barcelona, 1995). Untitled, 1964. Mixed media on paper. Signed and dated in the lower right corner.
Est: €350 - €400
ARMAND CARDONA TORRANDELL (Barcelona, 1928 – Sant Pere de Ribes, Barcelona, 1995). Untitled, 1964. Mixed media on paper. Signed and dated in the lower right corner. Measurements: 50 x 67 cm, 67 x 81 cm (frame). Armando Cardona Torrandell began drawing comic strips in the 1940s, during his adolescence, and later studied commercial law and worked in various trades, all while training himself as an artist. During these years, he mainly produced drawings from life of scenes and people from his neighborhood, until finally, in the 1950s, he began to paint. In 1952, while taking a course at the Institut del Teatre, he met the brothers Joan and Ricart Salvat i Ferré, through whom he was introduced to the intellectual circles of Barcelona at the time. He also discovered the city’s underbelly, adding to his usual maritime themes darker, less bucolic scenes featuring criminals, beggars, and prostitutes. It was around this time that he decided to devote himself entirely to painting, and in 1957 he held his first exhibition, which took place at the Galeries Laietanes in Barcelona. From then on, his artistic evolution would be rapid, as he moved away from his early themes to focus on the human face and on experimentation and play with materials, volumes, and textures, as seen in his Informalist period (1959–62). Cardona Torrandell thus began to carve out a niche for himself in the Spanish avant-garde, and in the early 1960s he began exhibiting his work outside of Catalonia, managing to make a living from his painting and no longer relying on his mother’s financial support. In 1965, he began exhibiting regularly in Madrid, and that same year he undertook his first set design project, creating the sets for “Ronda de mort a Sinera,” with a libretto by Salvador Espriu. A year later, she undertook the same task for Bertolt Brecht’s “The Good Person of Szechwan,” directed by Ricard Salvat. Around this time, she also began exhibiting in Italy, first at the Prima Mostra Intrarrealismo in Florence. She also collaborated with the Sitges Theater Festival. He became involved with the Parpalló Group and was a member of Crónica de la Realidad and Intrarealismo. In 1971, he was awarded the Ynglada-Guillot Prize for Drawing, and in 2015, his work was included in the exhibition “Del segon origen. Arts a Catalunya 1950–1977,” held at the MNAC. His work, a visual testament to the contemporary world, is characterized by colorful compositions filled with human faces, calligraphic elements, and inscriptions, which define his personal iconography. He organized his work into cycles: “Retablos de la gente” (1956), “Barcas,” “Máquinas” (1957), “Concrete Landscapes” (1960), “Concentration Universe” (1965), “Numancia” (1972), “Shipwrecks” (1979), etc. He also created several works in homage to Sartre, Antonio Machado, Ungaretti, and Lluís Companys. Cardona Torrandell’s work is currently represented in the Víctor Balaguer Museum in Vilanova i la Geltrú, the Vila Casas Foundation, the Rafael Zabaleta Museum, and other public and private collections.
Setdart Auction House
Jul. 14, 2026
ARMAND CARDONA TORRANDELL (Barcelona, 1928 – Sant Pere de Ribes, Barcelona, 1995). “The Great Desecration of Auschwitz.”
Est: €1,500 - €1,800
ARMAND CARDONA TORRANDELL (Barcelona, 1928 – Sant Pere de Ribes, Barcelona, 1995). “The Great Desecration of Auschwitz.” Oil on canvas. Measurements: 146 x 113 cm, 150 x 117 cm (frame). Armando Cardona Torrandell began drawing comic strips in the 1940s, during his adolescence, and later studied commercial law and worked in various trades, all while training himself as an artist. During these years, he mainly produced drawings from life of scenes and people from his neighborhood, until finally, in the 1950s, he began to paint. In 1952, while taking a course at the Institut del Teatre, he met the brothers Joan and Ricart Salvat i Ferré, through whom he was introduced to the intellectual circles of Barcelona at the time. He also discovered the city’s underbelly, adding to his usual maritime themes darker, less bucolic scenes featuring criminals, beggars, and prostitutes. It was around this time that he decided to devote himself entirely to painting, and in 1957 he held his first exhibition, which took place at the Galeries Laietanes in Barcelona. From then on, his artistic evolution would be rapid, as he moved away from his early themes to focus on the human face and on experimentation and play with materials, volumes, and textures, as seen in his Informalist period (1959–62). Cardona Torrandell thus began to carve out a niche for himself in the Spanish avant-garde, and in the early 1960s he began exhibiting his work outside of Catalonia, managing to make a living from his painting and no longer relying on his mother’s financial support. In 1965, he began exhibiting regularly in Madrid, and that same year he undertook his first set design project, creating the sets for “Ronda de mort a Sinera,” with a libretto by Salvador Espriu. A year later, she undertook the same task for Bertolt Brecht’s “The Good Person of Szechwan,” directed by Ricard Salvat. Around this time, she also began exhibiting in Italy, first at the Prima Mostra Intrarrealismo in Florence. She also collaborated with the Sitges Theater Festival. He became involved with the Parpalló Group and was a member of Crónica de la Realidad and Intrarealismo. In 1971, he was awarded the Ynglada-Guillot Prize for Drawing, and in 2015, his work was included in the exhibition “Del segon origen. Arts a Catalunya 1950–1977,” held at the MNAC. His work, a visual testament to the contemporary world, is characterized by colorful compositions filled with human faces, calligraphic elements, and inscriptions, which define his personal iconography. He organized his work into cycles: “Retablos de la gente” (1956), “Barcas,” “Máquinas” (1957), “Concrete Landscapes” (1960), “Concentration Universe” (1965), “Numancia” (1972), “Shipwrecks” (1979), etc. He also created several works in homage to Sartre, Antonio Machado, Ungaretti, and Lluís Companys. Cardona Torrandell’s work is currently represented in the Víctor Balaguer Museum in Vilanova i la Geltrú, the Vila Casas Foundation, the Rafael Zabaleta Museum, and other public and private collections.
Setdart Auction House
Jul. 14, 2026
ARMAND CARDONA TORRANDELL (Barcelona, 1928 – Sant Pere de Ribes, Barcelona, 1995). “Two Figures.” Oil on Tablex. Signed.
Est: €1,500 - €1,800
ARMAND CARDONA TORRANDELL (Barcelona, 1928 – Sant Pere de Ribes, Barcelona, 1995). “Two Figures.” Oil on board. Signed. Measurements: 170 x 118 cm, 178 x 126 cm (frame). Exhibitions: 8th Biennial of Mediterranean Countries. Alexandria, 1970. The 8th Biennial of Mediterranean Countries was held in the city of Alexandria (Egypt) in 1970. This prestigious international event brought together artists from the countries bordering the Mediterranean and featured a notable representation of Spanish artists. Armando Cardona Torrandell began drawing comic strips in the 1940s, during his adolescence, and later studied commercial law and worked in various trades, all while training himself as an artist. During those years, he mainly produced sketches from life of scenes and people in his neighborhood, until finally, in the 1950s, he began to paint. In 1952, while taking a course at the Institut del Teatre, he met the brothers Joan and Ricart Salvat i Ferré, through whom he was introduced to the intellectual circles of Barcelona at the time. He also discovered the city’s underbelly, adding to his usual maritime themes darker, less bucolic scenes featuring criminals, beggars, and prostitutes. It was around this time that he decided to devote himself entirely to painting, and in 1957 he held his first exhibition, which took place at the Galeries Laietanes in Barcelona. From then on, his artistic evolution would be rapid, as he moved away from his early themes to focus on the human face and on experimentation and play with materials, volumes, and textures, as seen in his Informalist period (1959–62). Cardona Torrandell thus carved out a niche for himself in the Spanish avant-garde, and in the early 1960s he began exhibiting his work outside of Catalonia, managing to make a living from his painting and no longer relying on his mother’s financial support. In 1965, he began exhibiting regularly in Madrid, and that same year he undertook his first set design project, creating the sets for “Ronda de mort a Sinera,” with a libretto by Salvador Espriu. A year later, she undertook the same task for Bertolt Brecht’s “The Good Person of Szechwan,” directed by Ricard Salvat. Around this time, she also began exhibiting in Italy, first at the Prima Mostra Intrarrealismo in Florence. She also collaborated with the Sitges Theater Festival. He became involved with the Parpalló Group and was a member of Crónica de la Realidad and Intrarealismo. In 1971, he was awarded the Ynglada-Guillot Prize for Drawing, and in 2015, his work was included in the exhibition “Del segon origen. Arts a Catalunya 1950–1977,” held at the MNAC. His work, a visual testament to the contemporary world, is characterized by colorful compositions filled with human faces, calligraphic elements, and inscriptions, which define his personal iconography. He organized his work into cycles: “Retablos de la gente” (1956), “Barcas,” “Máquinas” (1957), “Concrete Landscapes” (1960), “Concentration Universe” (1965), “Numancia” (1972), “Shipwrecks” (1979), etc. He also created several works in homage to Sartre, Antonio Machado, Ungaretti, and Lluís Companys. Cardona Torrandell’s work is currently represented in the Víctor Balaguer Museum in Vilanova i la Geltrú, the Vila Casas Foundation, the Rafael Zabaleta Museum, and other public and private collections.
Setdart Auction House
Jun. 16, 2026
ARMANDO CARDONA TORRANDELL Villanueva y Geltru (1928) / (1995) "The blue gaze", 1973
Est: €1,500 - €2,250
Oil on canvas. Signed and dated in the lower right corner. Titled on the stretcher on the reverse. Bibliography: - Garrut, JM, "Two Centuries of Catalan Painting", Madrid, 1974, p. 518. Dimensions: 145 x 114 cm
Ansorena
Apr. 08, 2026
ARMANDO CARDONA TORRANDELL Villanueva y Geltru (1928) / (1995) "Modesty Blaise visits her family", 1968
Est: €2,700 - €3,600
Acrylic on canvas Signed and dated in the lower right corner On the back of the stretcher, label from the Alexandria Biennial of 1970 Bibliography: - Garrut, J. Mª., "Two Centuries of Catalan Painting 19th-20th Centuries", Editorial Iberico Europea de Ediciones, 1974, p. 537. Measurements: 130 x 161 cm
Ansorena
Mar. 24, 2026
Armando Cardona. Revolutions Series 1
Est: -
Ink drawing on paper. Signed and dated (65) in the lower right corner. Reproduced in Contemporary Masters of Drawing by the Ibérico Europea Publishing House.
Duran Arte y Subastas
Dec. 16, 2025
Armando Cardona Torrandell. Untitled
Est: -
Ink drawing on paper. Signed and dated (65) in the lower right corner.
Duran Arte y Subastas
Dec. 16, 2025
ARMAND CARDONA TORRANDELL (Barcelona, 1928 - Sant Pere de Ribes, Barcelona, 1995). "Imaginary portrait", 1974. Acrylic and Indian ink on paper. Dau al Set Gallery label on the back. Signed and dated in the lower right corner.
Est: €900 - €1,000
ARMAND CARDONA TORRANDELL (Barcelona, 1928 - Sant Pere de Ribes, Barcelona, 1995). "Imaginary portrait", 1974. Acrylic and Indian ink on paper. Dau al Set Gallery label on the back. Signed and dated in the lower right corner. Measurements: 69 x 49 cm, 88,5 x 68,5 cm (frame). Armando Cardona Torrandell began to draw creating comics in the forties, during his adolescence, and later he will study commercial law and will work in different trades, while he will be formed as an artist in a self-taught way. During these years he mainly made drawings from life of scenes and characters of his neighborhood, until finally, in the fifties, he began to paint. In 1952, during a course at the Institut del Teatre, he met the brothers Joan and Ricart Salvat i Ferré, who introduced him to the intellectual circles of Barcelona at the time. He also discovered the marginal part of the city, adding darker and less bucolic scenes, starring delinquents, beggars and prostitutes, to his usual theme of seafaring motifs. It was then when he decided to devote himself completely to painting, and in 1957 he held his first exhibition, which took place at the Galeries Laietanes in Barcelona. Since then his artistic evolution will be frenetic, leaving his initial themes to focus on the human face and experimentation and play with matter, volumes and textures, as will be seen in his informalist stage (1959-62). Cardona Torrandell will thus become part of the Spanish avant-garde, and in the early sixties he begins to show his work outside Catalonia, managing to earn a living with his painting, dispensing with the patronage of his mother. In 1965 he began to exhibit regularly in Madrid, and that same year he carried out his first scenography project, creating the sets for "Ronda de mort a Sinera", with text by Salvador Espriu. A year later he did the same work for "La buena persona de Sexuan", by Bertolt Brecht, directed by Ricard Salvat. Also during these years he began to exhibit in Italy, first at the Prima Mostra Intrarrealismo in Florence. He also collaborated with the Sitges theater festival. He was associated with the Parpalló Group, and was part of Crónica de la Realidad and Intrarealismo. In 1971 he was awarded the Ynglada-Guillot drawing prize, and in 2015 his work was part of the exhibition "Del segon origen. Arts a Catalunya 1950-1977", held at the MNAC. His work, plastic testimony of today's world, is characterized by variegated compositions, plagued by human faces, calligraphic elements and inscriptions, which define his personal iconography. He organized his work in cycles: "Retablos de la gente" (1956), "Barcas" (1956), "Máquinas" (1957), "Paisajes Concretos" (1960), "Universo concentracional" (1965), "Numancia" (1972), "Naufragios" (1979), etc. He also dedicated some tribute works to Sartre, Antonio Machado, Ungaretti and Lluís Companys. Cardona Torrandell is currently represented in the Victor Balaguer Museum in Vilanova i la Geltrú, the Vila Casas Foundation, the Rafael Zabaleta Museum and other public and private collections.
Setdart Auction House
Dec. 12, 2025
ARMANDO CARDONA TORRANDELL Villanueva y Geltru (1928) / (1995) "Sadistic Mechanism", 1965
Est: €150 - €200
Ink on paper Signed and dated in the lower left corner Measurements: 11 x 15 cm
Ansorena
Oct. 30, 2025
Armando Cardona Torrandell. Untitled (1976)
Est: -
Mixed media on paper attached to board. Signed and dated (76) in the lower right corner.
Duran Arte y Subastas
Apr. 24, 2025
Cardona Torrandell. Untitled
Est: -
Screen print on paper. Signed and dated (73) in the lower right corner. Numbered (224/300) in the lower left corner.
Duran Arte y Subastas
Feb. 26, 2025
ARMANDO CARDONA TORRANDELL Villanueva y Geltru (1928) / (1995) "Untitled", 1973
Est: €90 - €120
Silkscreen on paper. Signed, dated and justified 26/300 in pencil at the bottom. Measurements: 50 x 64.5 cm
Ansorena
Dec. 12, 2024
Armando Cardona Torrandell. Untitled (1976)
Est: -
Mixed media on paper attached to board. Signed and dated (76) in the lower right corner.
Duran Arte y Subastas
Dec. 11, 2024
ARMANDO CARDONA TORRANDELL Villanueva y Geltru (1928) / (1995) "Dream Character", 1976
Est: €525 - €700
Acrylic on cardboard Signed and dated on the lower right side Measurements: 23 x 15 cm
Ansorena
Sep. 25, 2024
ARMANDO CARDONA TORRANDELL Villanueva y Geltru (1928) / (1995) "Espanta que", 1965
Est: €150 - €200
Ink on paper Signed and dated in the lower right corner. Reproduced in Arean, C., “Drawings by Cardona Torrandell. Collection “Contemporary masters of drawing and painting”, Iberico european editions, Madrid, 1975 Measurements: 16 x 11.8 cm
Ansorena
Sep. 10, 2024
ARMANDO CARDONA TORRANDELL (Barcelona, 1928 - Sant Pere de Ribes, Barcelona, 1995). Untitled, 1957. Acrylic on board. Signed and dated on the back.
Est: €2,200 - €2,500
ARMANDO CARDONA TORRANDELL (Barcelona, 1928 - Sant Pere de Ribes, Barcelona, 1995). Untitled, 1957. Acrylic on board. Signed and dated on the back. Measurements: 38x 46 cm; 43 x 51 cm (frame). Cardona Torrandell began his training in the humanities, to later delve into painting. His work, plastic testimony of the current world, is characterized by variegated compositions, full of human faces, calligraphic elements and inscriptions, which define his personal iconography. He organized his work in cycles: "Retablos de la gente" (1956), "Barcas" (1956), "Máquinas" (1957), "Paisajes Concretos" (1960), "Universo concentracional" (1965), "Numancia" (1972), "Naufragios" (1979), etc. He also dedicated some tribute works to Sartre, Antonio Machado, Ungaretti and Lluís Companys. In 1965 he did the scenography for "Ronda de muerte a Sinera", by Espriu-Salvat, and the following year for "La buena persona de Sezuan", by Brecth. He also collaborated with the Sitges Theater Festival. He was associated with the Parpalló Group, and was part of Crónica de la Realidad and Intrarealismo. In 1971 he was awarded the Ynglada-Guillot drawing prize. Cardona Torrandell is currently represented in the Victor Balaguer Museum in Vilanova i la Geltrú, the Vila Casas Foundation, the Rafael Zabaleta Museum and other public and private collections.
Setdart Auction House
Jul. 23, 2024
Armando Cardona Torrandell. Untitled (1976)
Est: -
Mixed technique on paper adhered to board. Signed and dated (76) in the lower right corner.
Duran Arte y Subastas
Dec. 05, 2023
ARMAND CARDONA TORRANDELL
Est: €700 - €1,500
Armand Cardona Torrandell (Barcelona, 1928-Sant Pere de Ribes, Barcelona, 1995) Profanación. Acrílico y tinta china sobre lienzo. Firmado y fechado en 1975. Etiqueta de la Galería Dau al Set, Barcelona, en el bastidor. 149 x 90 cm.
Aletheia Subastas
Nov. 30, 2023
ARMAND CARDONA TORRANDELL (1928-1995). Untitled, 1965.
Est: €200 - €350
Ink and watercolour on paper. Signed and dated. 29.5 x 37 cm; 36 x 46.5 cm (frame).
Subarna Subastas
Jun. 28, 2023
Armando Cardona Torrandell. Untitled (1976)
Est: -
Mixed technique on paper attached to board. Signed and dated (76) in the lower right corner.
Duran Arte y Subastas
Apr. 26, 2023
Armando Torrandell Cardona. Untitled
Est: -
Mixed technique on paper attached to board. Signed and dated (70) in the lower right corner.
Duran Arte y Subastas
Dec. 13, 2022
ARMANDO CARDONA TORRANDELL Villanueva y Geltru (1928) / (1995) "the blue look", 1973
Est: €2,700 - €3,600
Oil on canvas Signed and dated in the lower right corner Reproduced in Jose María Garrut "Two centuries of Catalan painting" Ibérico Europea de Ediciones Measurements: 145 x 114cm
Ansorena
Nov. 15, 2022
ARMANDO CARDONA TORRANDELL (Barcelona, 1928 - Sant Pere de Ribes, Barcelona, 1995). "La madonna del napalm". Acrylic on tablex. Signed in the left central margin.
Est: €1,000 - €1,200
ARMANDO CARDONA TORRANDELL (Barcelona, 1928 - Sant Pere de Ribes, Barcelona, 1995). "La madonna del napalm". Acrylic on táblex. Signed in the left central margin. Size: 178 x 120 cm; 204 x 147 cm (frame). Cardona Torrandell began his training in the humanities, to later delve into painting. His work, a plastic testimony of today's world, is characterised by variegated compositions, full of human faces, calligraphic elements and inscriptions, which define his personal iconography. He organised his work into cycles: "Retablos de la gente" (1956), "Barcas", "Máquinas" (1957), "Paisajes Concretos" (1960), "Universo concentracional" (1965), "Numancia" (1972), "Naufragios" (1979), etc. He also dedicated some tribute works to Sartre, Antonio Machado, Ungaretti and Lluís Companys. In 1965 he did the set design for Espriu-Salvat's "Ronda de muerte a Sinera", and the following year for Brecth's "La buena persona de Sezuan". He also collaborated with the Sitges Theatre Festival. He was associated with the Parpalló Group, and was a member of Crónica de la Realidad and Intrarealismo. In 1971 he was awarded the Ynglada-Guillot drawing prize. Cardona Torrandell is currently represented in the Víctor Balaguer Museum in Vilanova i la Geltrú, the Vila Casas Foundation, the Rafael Zabaleta Museum and other public and private collections.
Setdart Auction House
Oct. 11, 2022
ARMAND CARDONA TORRANDELL (Barcelona, 1928 - Sant Pere de Ribes, Barcelona, 1995). Untitled, 1960. Oil on canvas. Signed and dated in the lower right margin. The back shows old restoration.
Est: €1,500 - €1,800
ARMAND CARDONA TORRANDELL (Barcelona, 1928 - Sant Pere de Ribes, Barcelona, 1995). Untitled, 1960. Oil on canvas. Signed and dated in the lower right margin. The back shows old restoration. Measurements: 113 x 145 cm; 116,5 x 149 cm (frame). Armando Cardona Torrandell began to draw creating comic strips in the forties, during his adolescence, and later he studied commercial law and worked in different trades, while he trained as an artist in a self-taught way. During these years he mainly made life drawings of scenes and characters from his neighbourhood, until finally, in the 1950s, he began to paint. In 1952, during a course at the Institut del Teatre, he met the brothers Joan and Ricart Salvat i Ferré, who introduced him to the intellectual circles of the Barcelona of the time. He also discovered the marginal part of the city, adding darker, less bucolic scenes featuring delinquents, beggars and prostitutes to his usual seafaring themes. It was around this time that he decided to devote himself entirely to painting, and in 1957 he held his first exhibition at the Galeries Laietanes in Barcelona. From then on his artistic evolution would be frenetic, leaving behind his initial themes to focus on the human face and on experimentation and play with matter, volumes and textures, as will be seen in his Informalist period (1959-62). Cardona Torrandell was thus making a name for himself in the Spanish avant-garde, and in the early 1960s he began to show his work outside Catalonia, managing to earn a living from his painting, no longer under the patronage of his mother. In 1965 he began to exhibit regularly in Madrid, and that same year he carried out his first stage design project, creating the sets for "Ronda de mort a Sinera", with a text by Salvador Espriu. A year later he did the same work for "La buena persona de Sexuan", by Bertolt Brecht, directed by Ricard Salvat. It was also around this time that he began to exhibit in Italy, first at the Prima Mostra Intrarrealismo in Florence. He also collaborated with the Sitges Theatre Festival. He was associated with the Parpalló Group, and was a member of Crónica de la Realidad and Intrarealismo. In 1971 he was awarded the Ynglada-Guillot drawing prize, and in 2015 his work formed part of the exhibition "Del segon origen. Arts a Catalunya 1950-1977", held at the MNAC. His work, a plastic testimony of today's world, is characterised by variegated compositions, full of human faces, calligraphic elements and inscriptions, which define his personal iconography. He organised his work into cycles: "Retablos de la gente" (1956), "Barcas", "Máquinas" (1957), "Paisajes Concretos" (1960), "Universo concentracional" (1965), "Numancia" (1972), "Naufragios" (1979), etc. He also dedicated some of his works to Sartre, Antonio Machado, Ungaretti and Lluís Companys. Cardona Torrandell is currently represented in the Víctor Balaguer Museum in Vilanova i la Geltrú, the Vila Casas Foundation, the Rafael Zabaleta Museum and other public and private collections.
Setdart Auction House
Sep. 27, 2022
ARMANDO CARDONA TORRANDELL Villanueva y Geltru (1928) / (1995) "Metamorphosis", 1965
Est: €150 - €200
Ink on paper Signed and dated in the upper left corner. Titled and dated on the back. Bibliography: - Painter's Art Notebook from the "Contemporary Masters of Drawing and Painting" collection of the Iberico Europea de Ediciones publishing house. Measurements: 17 x 11 cm
Ansorena
Sep. 27, 2022
ARMANDO CARDONA TORRANDELL (Barcelona, 1928 - Sant Pere de Ribes, Barcelona, 1995). "Postwar", 1964. Acrylic on tablex. Signed and dated in the left central margin.
Est: €1,000 - €1,200
ARMANDO CARDONA TORRANDELL (Barcelona, 1928 - Sant Pere de Ribes, Barcelona, 1995). "Post-war", 1964. Acrylic on tablex. Signed and dated in the central left margin. Size: 123 x 135 cm; 135 x 147 cm (frame). Cardona Torrandell began his training in the humanities, later moving into painting. His work, a plastic testimony of today's world, is characterised by variegated compositions, full of human faces, calligraphic elements and inscriptions, which define his personal iconography. He organised his work into cycles: "Retablos de la gente" (1956), "Barcas", "Máquinas" (1957), "Paisajes Concretos" (1960), "Universo concentracional" (1965), "Numancia" (1972), "Naufragios" (1979), etc. He also dedicated some tribute works to Sartre, Antonio Machado, Ungaretti and Lluís Companys. In 1965 he did the set design for Espriu-Salvat's "Ronda de muerte a Sinera", and the following year for Brecth's "La buena persona de Sezuan". He also collaborated with the Sitges Theatre Festival. He was associated with the Parpalló Group, and was a member of Crónica de la Realidad and Intrarealismo. In 1971 he was awarded the Ynglada-Guillot drawing prize. Cardona Torrandell is currently represented in the Víctor Balaguer Museum in Vilanova i la Geltrú, the Vila Casas Foundation, the Rafael Zabaleta Museum and other public and private collections.
Setdart Auction House
Sep. 27, 2022
ARMANDO CARDONA TORRANDELL (Barcelona, 1928 - Sant Pere de Ribes, Barcelona, 1995). "La madonna del napalm". Acrylic on tablex. Signed in the left central margin.
Est: €1,200 - €1,500
ARMANDO CARDONA TORRANDELL (Barcelona, 1928 - Sant Pere de Ribes, Barcelona, 1995). "La madonna del napalm". Acrylic on táblex. Signed in the left central margin. Size: 178 x 120 cm; 204 x 147 cm (frame). Cardona Torrandell began his training in the humanities, to later delve into painting. His work, a plastic testimony of today's world, is characterised by variegated compositions, full of human faces, calligraphic elements and inscriptions, which define his personal iconography. He organised his work into cycles: "Retablos de la gente" (1956), "Barcas", "Máquinas" (1957), "Paisajes Concretos" (1960), "Universo concentracional" (1965), "Numancia" (1972), "Naufragios" (1979), etc. He also dedicated some tribute works to Sartre, Antonio Machado, Ungaretti and Lluís Companys. In 1965 he did the set design for Espriu-Salvat's "Ronda de muerte a Sinera", and the following year for Brecth's "La buena persona de Sezuan". He also collaborated with the Sitges Theatre Festival. He was associated with the Parpalló Group, and was a member of Crónica de la Realidad and Intrarealismo. In 1971 he was awarded the Ynglada-Guillot drawing prize. Cardona Torrandell is currently represented in the Víctor Balaguer Museum in Vilanova i la Geltrú, the Vila Casas Foundation, the Rafael Zabaleta Museum and other public and private collections.
Setdart Auction House
Sep. 22, 2022
ARMAND CARDONA TORRANDELL (1928-1995). "FIGURES", 1968.
Est: €300 - €750
Mixed media (ink, watercolour and varnish -?-) on paper. Signed and dated. Partial and slight detachment of the paint layer. 49.5 x 70 cm; 68 x 88 cm (frame).
Subarna Subastas
Sep. 08, 2022
ARMAND CARDONA TORRANDELL (Barcelona, 1928 - Sant Pere de Ribes, Barcelona, 1995). Untitled, 1960. Oil on canvas. Signed and dated in the upper right margin. The back shows old restoration.
Est: €1,500 - €1,800
ARMAND CARDONA TORRANDELL (Barcelona, 1928 - Sant Pere de Ribes, Barcelona, 1995). Untitled, 1960. Oil on canvas. Signed and dated in the upper right margin. The back shows old restoration. Measurements: 113 x 145 cm; 116,5 x 149 cm (frame). Armando Cardona Torrandell began to draw creating comic strips in the forties, during his adolescence, and later he studied commercial law and worked in different trades, while he trained as an artist in a self-taught way. During these years he mainly made life drawings of scenes and characters from his neighbourhood, until finally, in the 1950s, he began to paint. In 1952, during a course at the Institut del Teatre, he met the brothers Joan and Ricart Salvat i Ferré, who introduced him to the intellectual circles of the Barcelona of the time. He also discovered the marginal part of the city, adding darker, less bucolic scenes featuring delinquents, beggars and prostitutes to his usual seafaring themes. It was around this time that he decided to devote himself entirely to painting, and in 1957 he held his first exhibition at the Galeries Laietanes in Barcelona. From then on his artistic evolution would be frenetic, leaving behind his initial themes to focus on the human face and on experimentation and play with matter, volumes and textures, as will be seen in his Informalist period (1959-62). Cardona Torrandell was thus making a name for himself in the Spanish avant-garde, and in the early 1960s he began to show his work outside Catalonia, managing to earn a living from his painting, no longer under the patronage of his mother. In 1965 he began to exhibit regularly in Madrid, and that same year he carried out his first stage design project, creating the sets for "Ronda de mort a Sinera", with a text by Salvador Espriu. A year later he did the same work for "La buena persona de Sexuan", by Bertolt Brecht, directed by Ricard Salvat. It was also around this time that he began to exhibit in Italy, first at the Prima Mostra Intrarrealismo in Florence. He also collaborated with the Sitges Theatre Festival. He was associated with the Parpalló Group, and was a member of Crónica de la Realidad and Intrarealismo. In 1971 he was awarded the Ynglada-Guillot drawing prize, and in 2015 his work formed part of the exhibition "Del segon origen. Arts a Catalunya 1950-1977", held at the MNAC. His work, a plastic testimony of today's world, is characterised by variegated compositions, full of human faces, calligraphic elements and inscriptions, which define his personal iconography. He organised his work into cycles: "Retablos de la gente" (1956), "Barcas", "Máquinas" (1957), "Paisajes Concretos" (1960), "Universo concentracional" (1965), "Numancia" (1972), "Naufragios" (1979), etc. He also dedicated some of his works to Sartre, Antonio Machado, Ungaretti and Lluís Companys. Cardona Torrandell is currently represented in the Víctor Balaguer Museum in Vilanova i la Geltrú, the Vila Casas Foundation, the Rafael Zabaleta Museum and other public and private collections.
Setdart Auction House
Jul. 21, 2021
ARMANDO CARDONA TORRANDELL (1928 / 1995) "Faces", 1966
Est: €225 - €450
Signed and dated in the lower left corner. . Inks on paper
Ansorena
Jul. 21, 2021
ARMANDO CARDONA TORRANDELL (1928 / 1995) "Fight", 1966
Est: €180 - €360
Signed and dated in the lower right corner. Dedicated, signed, traced and signed in pen in the upper left corner. . Inks on paper
Ansorena
Jul. 21, 2021
ARMANDO CARDONA TORRANDELL (1928 / 1995) "Figures", 1972
Est: €180 - €360
Signed and dated in the lower left corner. On the back, signed and dedicated . Mixed media on paper
Ansorena
Jan. 27, 2021
ARMANDO CARDONA TORRANDELL 1928 / .
Est: €1,800 - €2,400
"Composition", 1964 Signed in the lower left corner. Signed and dated on the back. Mixed technique on tablex CONTEMPORARY PAINTING
Ansorena
Jun. 03, 2020
Armando Cardona Torrandell (1928 - 1995) "Woman wearing bandana"
Est: €150 - €200
"Woman wearing bandana" Drawing Signed and dated in 1978 22 x 16 cm
Goya Subastas
Feb. 26, 2020
Armand Cardona Torrandell
Est: -
Armand Cardona Torrandell (Barcelona, 1928-Sant Pere de Ribes, 1995). Rostro, técnica mixta sobre papel, 17x24,5 cm.
Sala de Ventas
Dec. 19, 2019
ARMAND CARDONA TORRANDELL (1928-1995). "HORNED SNAIL", 1977.
Est: €250 - €330
Oil on canvas. Signed and dated on reverse. Remaining label from the "Rol de Cornudos" exhibition at the Dau al Set Gallery in 1977. 35 x 27 cm; 50 x 41.5 cm. (frame).
Subarna Subastas
Nov. 09, 2019
Armand Cardona Torrandell
Est: -
Armand Cardona Torrandell (Barcelona, 1928-Sant Pere de Ribes, 1995). Cartel para el XV Festival Internacional de teatre de Sitges (1982), litografía, 50x71 cm.
Sala de Ventas
Oct. 24, 2019
Armand Cardona Torrandell
Est: -
Armand Cardona Torrandell (Barcelona, 1928-Sant Pere de Ribes, 1995). "Rostro", técnica mixta sobre papel, 17x24,50 cm.
Sala de Ventas
Oct. 24, 2019
Armand Cardona Torrandell
Est: -
Armand Cardona Torrandell (Barcelona, 1928-Sant Pere de Ribes, 1995). Cartel para el XV Festival Internacional de teatre de Sitges (1982), litografía, 50x71 cm.
Sala de Ventas
Jun. 20, 2019
ARMAND CARDONA TORRANDELL (1928-1995). "HORNED SNAIL".
Est: €400 - €520
ARMAND CARDONA TORRANDELL (1928-1995). Oil on canvas. Signed and dated on the reverse. Label of the exhibition "Rol de Cornudos" of the Dau al Set Gallery in 1977. 35 x 27 cm.; 50 x 41,5 cm. (frame).
Subarna Subastas
Jun. 01, 2019
Armand Cardona Torrandell
Est: -
Armand Cardona Torrandell (Barcelona, 1928-Sant Pere de Ribes, 1995). "Rostro", técnica mixta sobre papel, 17x24,50 cm.
Sala de Ventas
May. 30, 2019
Torrandell Armando Cardona (1928-1995) - Dance II, 1978
Est: zł4,000 - zł6,000
mixed technique on cardboard, signed and dated lower right: "cardona / torrandell / 77", droit de suite
Polski Dom Aukcyjny Wojciech Sladowski
May. 30, 2019
Torrandell Armando Cardona (1928-1995) - Dance I, 1974
Est: zł4,000 - zł6,000
mixed technique on cardboard, signed and dated lower right: "cardona / torrandell / 74", droit de suite
Polski Dom Aukcyjny Wojciech Sladowski
May. 16, 2019
Armand Cardona Torrandell
Est: -
Armand Cardona Torrandell (Barcelona, 1928-Sant Pere de Ribes, 1995). "Rostro", técnica mixta sobre papel, 17x24,50 cm.
Sala de Ventas
May. 07, 2019
Armando Cardona Torrandell (1928 - 1995) - "Imaginary portrait"
Est: -
Armando Cardona Torrandell (1928 - 1995) "Imaginary portrait" Mixed media on paper Signed and dated in 1974 50 x 50 cm 150 - 200 € Provenance: Galería Dau al Set de Barcelona
Goya Subastas
May. 07, 2019
Armando Cardona Torrandell (1928 - 1995) - "Imaginary portrait"
Est: -
Armando Cardona Torrandell (1928 - 1995) "Imaginary portrait" Mixed media on paper Signed and dated in 1974 50 x 50 cm 150 - 200 € Provenance: Galería Dau al Set de Barcelona
Goya Subastas
Mar. 22, 2019
Armand Cardona Torrandell
Est: €400 - €500
Armand Cardona Torrandell (Barcelona, 1928-Sant Pere de Ribes, 1995). Sin título, técnica mixta sobre madera, 32x25 cm.
Sala de Ventas