Lithograph on Guarro paper
Spain, 1978
Antoni Tàpies i Puig (1923-2012) - Catalan painter, sculptor and printmaker
Signed lower right in pencil ‘Tàpies’ and numbered lower left ‘17/99’
Catalog raisonné: Galfetti 693
On the occasion of the International Summer Festival and the Catalan weeks in Berlin, 1978
Edition 99 + 15 H.C.
Overall dimensions, framed: 105 x 75 cm; The sheet size is 99.5 x 70 cm
Very good condition
Provenance: German private collection

This lithograph by Antoni Tàpies (1923-2012) particularly impresses with its trompe l'oeil effect. At first glance, it looks like a collage or paper work that was taped on paper and covered with paint. At closer approach, this assumption turns out to be an illusion. Devoted to informal art, Tàpies created non-figural motifs, and focused on the exploration of materials and colours, which he used as autonomous parameter of content. In this respect, the present lithograph - which was used as a poster for an exhibition of Catalan art in Berlin in 1978 – must definitely be regarded as a characteristic work.



The sheet is signed lower right in pencil ‘Tàpies’ and numbered lower left ‘17/99’. It is mounted on white cardboard on the top and framed in a wooden frame with poliment gilding. The condition is very good with only minor signs of age and wear. The paper is a little browned due to age. The frame is in very good condition with only minimal signs of use. The overall dimensions, framed, are 105 x 75 cm. The sheet dimensions are 99.5 x 70 cm.



Antoni Tapiès (1923-2012)

Antoni Tapiès is one of the main representatives of Spanish Art Informel. In the style of the ‘pintura matèrica’ movement, he mixed materials like sand, cement, marble dust and glue in his paintings, adding letters, symbols and crosses. He taught himself to draw and paint while still at school. Tapiès attended law school for three years, and then studied painting at the Acadèmia Valls in Barcelona. He was among the founders of the art group ‘Dau al Set’, a movement with links to the surrealist and dadaist artists. His interest for philosophy led him to read existentialist literature. Tapiès’s works are represented in international museums and were shown at the Venice Biennale and documenta in Kassel. In 1884, Tapiès founded the Fundació Antoni Tàpies in Barcelona, where he lived and worked until his death in 2012. In 2010, he was honoured with the title ‘Marqués’ by the Spanish king Juan Carlos I.

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