Antoni Tapies Lithograph 1967. Portfolio: Derriere Le Miroir. Published by: Galerie Maeght/Aime Maeght, Paris. Lithograph in colors; 1967. Measures: 11 x 15 inches. Very good overall vintage condition. Unsigned from an edition of unknown. Sold unframed.

Antoni Tapies:
Antoni Tapies was a Spanish artist known for his mixed-media paintings that incorporated marble dust, found objects, and resin as seen in his seminal work Grey and Green Painting (1957). Social themes run throughout his highly textured and tactile paintings, which were influenced by his experience of the politics and environment of the wartime and the postwar state of the Spanish government. "If one draws things in a manner which provides only the barest clue to their meaning, the viewer is forced to fill in the gaps by using his own imagination," he reflected. "He is compelled to participate in the creative act, which I consider very important." Born on December 13, 1923 in Barcelona, Spain, he originally studied law while pursuing art, he became a friend of his fellow Catalan Joan Miro who was an integral influence on Tapies's early Surrealist work. Incorporating the scrawling marks of Paul Klee, Tapies joined the Art Informel movement, as his work turned toward the abstract and seemingly anticipated the Arte Povera movement. Over the several decades to follow, the artist became more nuanced in his choice of materials and attempted to convey the accidental marks of walls and graffiti. He died on February 6, 2012 in Barcelona, Spain. Today, his works are held in the Fundacio Antoni Tapies Museum in Barcelona, The Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Tate Gallery in London, and the Reina Sofia National Museum in Madrid, among others.


Condition:
Alterations: Original Condition Unaltered
Imperfections: Some Imperfections
Condition Notes: Very good overall vintage condition.

Creator:
Artist: Antoni Tapies

Materials & Techniques:
Lithograph

Details:
Art Subjects: Abstract
Frame Type: Unframed
What type of item is it? Vintage / Antique / Used
Country of Origin: Unknown

Original Condition Unaltered; Some Imperfections; Very good overall vintage condition.