Antoni Tàpies

ANTONI TÀPIES PUIG (Barcelona, 1923 - 2012).
"Special catalog 1969, plate IV", 1969.
Lithograph on Guarro paper, P.A. copy.
Signed and justified in pencil.
Belongs to the folder "Special catalog 1969", consisting of 6 lithographs, with an edition of 100 copies plus artist's proofs for each one.
Catalogued in "Tàpies. Obra gràfica - Galfetti", vol. I, p. 134, fig. 225.
Measurements: 38 × 51 cm.

Representative work of the gestural and symbolic language of Tàpies in the sixties, where the formal synthesis and the intensity of the stroke acquire a leading role. Artist's proofs, such as the present example, are especially valued for their direct link to the creative process.

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.