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Antoni Tàpies (1923-2012), 2 Prints, Profile & Path, 1982/83

Currency:EUR Category:Collectibles Start Price:1,000.00 EUR Estimated At:1,600.00 - 2,000.00 EUR
Antoni Tàpies (1923-2012), 2 Prints, Profile & Path, 1982/83
These two prints by Antoni Tàpies (1923-2012) originate from the years 1982 and 1983. One of them is a lithograph titled ‘Profile’, the other one being an aquatint etching with the title ‘Mountain Path’. ‘Mountain Path’ was published in Jacques Dupin’s book ‘Le Sentier de montagne’ for the first time. With his typical timeless mysticism, Tàpies presents two abstracted motifs full of puzzles and mysteries, depicting the encoded thoughts and experiences of the great artist of the Informal Art. Tàpies also set great value upon the materiality of his works. The so-called ‘graphic painter’ succeeded in a unique way to illustrate this matter of his paintings even in his printmaking.



The prints are each signed lower right ‘tàpies’, numbered 8/75 (lithograph) and inscribed ‘HC’ (etching) lower left. The aquatint etching is in very good condition with some handling creases in the margins. The lithograph also shows minimal creasing and verso remains of a former mounting, but is in overall very good condition. The sheet dimensions are 80 x 60 cm (lithograph) and 51 x 33 cm (etching).



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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