Antoni Tàpies

ANTONI TÀPIES PUIG (Barcelona, 1923 - 2012).
"Nocturn matinal", 1970.
Lithograph, copy K, hand-illuminated by the artist.
Signed and justified in pencil.
Work published in the catalog of graphic work.
Measurements: 57 x 77,5 cm.

In Nocturn Matinal Tàpies seeks to capture the moment of transition where dark and heavy matter (earth, mud, pain) meets a ray of light or consciousness (awakening). The works under this title or concept are characterized by the typical language of Tàpies, but with a special game of contrast.

Work belonging to the book with text by Joan Brossa and 7 lithographs by Antoni Tàpies, published by La Polígrafa, Barcelona, printed on Guarro paper. The edition consists of 1145 copies distributed as follows: 30 copies. A-Z which also include an original drawing by the artist, a "suite" n. and f. of the 7 lithographs contained in the book, plus another lithograph (no. 244) and an etching (no. 245), and another "suite" n. and f. of all the lithographs, "rehaussées>> by the artist. 115 copies. n. from 1 to 100 (plus 15 h. c., n. from I to XV) equal to the previous 30, minus the original drawing. 1000 copies. n. from 101 to 1,100. The book is signed by Joan Brossa and Antoni Tàpies in the justification of the print run.

Co-founder of "Dau al Set", Tàpies has been awarded prizes all over the world, and has had solo exhibitions in such prominent centers as the Guggenheim Museum in New York or the Museum of Modern Art in Paris. He is represented in major national and international museums, such as the foundation that bears his name in Barcelona, the Reina Sofía in Madrid, the Guggenheim in Berlin, Bilbao and New York, the Fukoka Art Museum in Japan, the MoMA in New York and the Tate Gallery in London.