Lithograph in colors on BFK Rives wove paper (watermark)
France/Spain, 1984
Antoni Tàpies (1923-2012) – Spanish painter, graphic artist and sculptor
Signed lower right in pencil ‘Tàpies’
Lower left blindstamp Erker Presse St. Gallen and inscribed in pencil ‘E.A.’
Plate 9 from the portfolio ‘Variations’
Catalog raisonné: Galfetti 1002
Image dimensions: 67.5 x 78.2 cm
Antoni Tàpies is considered one of the most important artists of the 20th century and as the best-known representatives of the Spanish Art Informel; lithographs in colors by the artist fetch up to €14,000 at international auctions
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‘Chaise Ficelée’ is a lithograph in colors by the Spanish artist Antoni Tàpies. It was printed in 1984 by Erker Presse in St. Gallen. The print is part of the series ‘Variations’, a portfolio with eleven lithographs. The present sheet is one of a few artist’s proofs aside from the edition.



The lithograph in colors is signed lower right in pencil ‘Tàpies’. Lower left are the blindstamp Erker Presse St. Gallen and the inscription in pencil ‘E.A.’ (Épreuve d’Artiste). In the lower edge are two small tears (up to 1 cm), there are also several folding marks. Upper right are also slight folding traces. The dimensions of the image are 67.5 x 78.2 cm and the sheet measures 75.2 x 105 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 honored with the title ‘Marqués’ by the Spanish king Juan Carlos I. (tm)

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