Antoni Tàpies

ANTONI TÀPIES PUIG (Barcelona, 1923 - 2012).
"Sous zéro. Derrière le mirroir", 1979.
Lithograph, copy H.C.
Signed and numbered.
Double central page of the catalog Derrière le mirroir, nº 234 for the exhibition of Tàpies at the Maegh Gallery in Paris in May 1979.
Measurements: 54 x 70,5 cm; 63 x 79 cm (frame).

"Sous zéro" reflects Antoni Tàpies' mature language, focused on the trace, gesture and open symbols rather than figurative representation, within his informalist period and his collaborations with the magazine Derrière le miroir.

Antoni Tàpies is one of the leading figures of European art in the second half of the 20th century and the leading exponent of informalism in Spain. Co-founder of the Dau al Set group, he developed his own language based on material-gestural experimentation, integrating signs, graphics and symbolic elements with a strong spiritual and existential charge.

His work is present in institutions such as the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía (Madrid), the MACBA (Barcelona) or the Fondation Maeght (Saint-Paul-de-Vence), among many others. Awarded the Golden Lion at the Venice Biennale and the Prince of Asturias Award for the Arts, his graphic production constitutes a fundamental chapter in his career and maintains a solid demand in the international market.