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Antoni Tàpies is one of the most iconic painters on the twentieth century Spanish art scene. He died in 2012 in his home city, Barcelona, and left his mysterious paintings, which earned him the Wolf Art Foundation Prize in 1981 and the UNESCO Picasso Gold Medal in 1993, as well as other prizes… He was interested in painting from a very young age, but decided to study law.

Forced to pause his activities for two years due to a lung infection, he used his convalescence to immerse himself into literature and the study of art history, philosophy and Romantic music. The culture he absorbed would strongly influence his creation. In 1942, he suffered from a tachycardia episode, provoking hallucinations, this incident increased his desire to practise his art. He identified with the Dadaist and Surrealist movements and created the movement « Dau al Set », contrary to the Francoist Academy. When he arrived in Paris in 1951, he met the modern artists of the time such as Braque and Chagall, who showed him various techniques: dripping, scraping.

His medical profile evokes that of various figures involved in Art Brut but it is not the only aspect that links him to the movement. In fact, the blending of assembled artistic materials and materials from everyday life is characteristic of Art Brut. With a lack of aesthetic concerns, his work moves towards Arte Povera. His use of waste increased with the emergence of Pop Art, where objects, stripped of soul, were favoured in creation, in response to consumerism in society. He placed great importance on the symbolism of colours, in particular red, omnipresent in his palette, a reminder of the violence of the war. Symbolic elements mar his work: numbers, initials, colours, making them mystical and undecipherable.


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Print, Mestres de catalunya, Antoni Tapies

Mestres de catalunya

Antoni Tapies

Print - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0 inch

$1,698

Print, Mestres de catalunya 6, Antoni Tapies

Mestres de catalunya 6

Antoni Tapies

Print - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0 inch

$1,698

Print, Mestres de catalunya, Antoni Tapies

Mestres de catalunya

Antoni Tapies

Print - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0 inch

$1,698

Print, Mestres de catalunya, Antoni Tapies

Mestres de catalunya

Antoni Tapies

Print - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0 inch

$1,698

Print, Mestres de catalunya, Antoni Tapies

Mestres de catalunya

Antoni Tapies

Print - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0 inch

$1,698

Print, Mestres de Catalunya, Antoni Tapies

Mestres de Catalunya

Antoni Tapies

Print - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0 inch

$1,698

Print, Les quatre croix, Antoni Tapies

Les quatre croix

Antoni Tapies

Print - 13.8 x 19.7 x 0 inch

$1,698

Print, Paroles Peintes, Antoni Tapies

Paroles Peintes

Antoni Tapies

Print - 14.8 x 11 x 0 inch

$1,075

Print, Déchirure, Antoni Tapies

Déchirure

Antoni Tapies

Print - 39 x 28.7 inch

$1,925

Print, Untitled, Antoni Tapies

Untitled

Antoni Tapies

Print - 22 x 29.9 x 0.1 inch

$2,151

Print, Cloche tibétaine, Antoni Tapies

Cloche tibétaine

Antoni Tapies

Print - 47.2 x 31.1 inch

$2,151

Print, Arc Blau, Antoni Tapies

Arc Blau

Antoni Tapies

Print - 22.8 x 30.5 x 0 inch

$2,264

Print, Llambrec material, Antoni Tapies

Llambrec material

Antoni Tapies

Print - 29.9 x 22 inch

$2,264

Print, Croix carton, Antoni Tapies

Croix carton

Antoni Tapies

Print - 26 x 32.5 inch

$1,698

Print, Bande rouge, Antoni Tapies

Bande rouge

Antoni Tapies

Print - 19.7 x 25.8 inch

$1,811

Print, Untitled, Antoni Tapies

Untitled

Antoni Tapies

Print - 30.3 x 22.4 inch

$2,830 $2,547

Print, Untitled from Artist Against Torture, Antoni Tapies

Untitled from Artist Against Torture

Antoni Tapies

Print - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0 inch

$1,585

Print, Sans titre, Antoni Tapies

Sans titre

Antoni Tapies

Print - 25.2 x 17.7 x 0 inch

$5,094

Print, Roig I Negre punto 79, Antoni Tapies

Roig I Negre punto 79

Antoni Tapies

Print - 29.7 x 22 x 0 inch

$3,170

Print, Espiral, Antoni Tapies

Espiral

Antoni Tapies

Print - 24.8 x 35.4 inch

$8,683

Print, Minor, Antoni Tapies

Minor

Antoni Tapies

Print - 15.7 x 22 inch

$2,830

Print, Sans titre, Antoni Tapies

Sans titre

Antoni Tapies

Print - 25.8 x 18.9 x 0.1 inch

$1,245

Print, Homage to Picasso, Antoni Tapies

Homage to Picasso

Antoni Tapies

Print - 23.3 x 29.9 x 0 inch

$2,038

Print, Nocturno Matinal, Antoni Tapies

Nocturno Matinal

Antoni Tapies

Print - 30.3 x 22.4 inch

$2,547

Print, Llambrec 17, Antoni Tapies

Llambrec 17

Antoni Tapies

Print - 29.9 x 22 inch

$2,038

Print, LLambre8, Antoni Tapies

LLambre8

Antoni Tapies

Print - 29.9 x 22 inch

$1,585

Print, Serie Frégoli, Antoni Tapies

Serie Frégoli

Antoni Tapies

Print - 15 x 20.1 inch

$1,206

Print, Composition, Antoni Tapies

Composition

Antoni Tapies

Print - 24.8 x 35.4 x 0.4 inch

$2,038

Print, Llambrec 18, Antoni Tapies

Llambrec 18

Antoni Tapies

Print - 22 x 29.9 inch

$2,264

Print, Llambrec 15, Antoni Tapies

Llambrec 15

Antoni Tapies

Print - 29.9 x 22 inch

$2,264

Print, Dib 1, Antoni Tapies

Dib 1

Antoni Tapies

Print - 22 x 29.9 inch

$1,585

Print, LLambre11, Antoni Tapies

LLambre11

Antoni Tapies

Print - 22 x 29.9 inch

$2,038

Print, LLambrec3, Antoni Tapies

LLambrec3

Antoni Tapies

Print - 29.9 x 22 inch

$2,038

Print, LLambre1, Antoni Tapies

LLambre1

Antoni Tapies

Print - 29.9 x 22 inch

$1,698

Print, Silenci, Antoni Tapies

Silenci

Antoni Tapies

Print - 22 x 29.9 inch

$1,358

Print, Llambrec 15, Antoni Tapies

Llambrec 15

Antoni Tapies

Print - 29.9 x 22 inch

$2,264

Print, Ligne d'horizon, Antoni Tapies

Ligne d'horizon

Antoni Tapies

Print - 11.6 x 18.1 inch

$1,245

Print, Cordill, Antoni Tapies

Cordill

Antoni Tapies

Print - 30.7 x 23.6 inch

$6,226

Print, Hommage à Picasso, Antoni Tapies

Hommage à Picasso

Antoni Tapies

Print - 23.4 x 29.9 inch

$2,038

Print, Las Segovias from Portafolio - Siete artistas mediterráneos, Antoni Tapies

Las Segovias from Portafolio - Siete artistas mediterráneos

Antoni Tapies

Print - 14.2 x 10.2 x 0.01 inch

$1,200

Print, Untitled, Antoni Tapies

Untitled

Antoni Tapies

Print - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0 inch

$1,585

Print, Jeu de Paume, Antoni Tapies

Jeu de Paume

Antoni Tapies

Print - 68.7 x 44.3 inch

$5,660

Print, Quatre carrés, Antoni Tapies

Quatre carrés

Antoni Tapies

Print - 47.2 x 30.5 inch

$2,491

Print, Sofa, Antoni Tapies

Sofa

Antoni Tapies

Print - 24.7 x 35.7 inch

$4,302

Print, Relief sable, Antoni Tapies

Relief sable

Antoni Tapies

Print - 27.8 x 38 inch

$3,396

Print, Neurjahrsblatt, Antoni Tapies

Neurjahrsblatt

Antoni Tapies

Print - 20.1 x 28 inch

$2,191

Print, Sans titre, Antoni Tapies

Sans titre

Antoni Tapies

Print - 22.4 x 18.5 x 0 inch

$3,170 $2,853

Print, Sans Titre (Untitled), Antoni Tapies

Sans Titre (Untitled)

Antoni Tapies

Print - 11.6 x 18.1 x 0 inch

$1,698

Print, Untitled - Berlin Suite, Antoni Tapies

Untitled - Berlin Suite

Antoni Tapies

Print - 29.9 x 22 x 0 inch

$2,151

Print, Untitled - Berlin Suite, Antoni Tapies

Untitled - Berlin Suite

Antoni Tapies

Print - 22 x 29.9 x 0 inch

$2,151

Print, Untitled - Berlin Suite, Antoni Tapies

Untitled - Berlin Suite

Antoni Tapies

Print - 29.9 x 22 x 0 inch

$2,151

Print, 24 sur 17, Antoni Tapies

24 sur 17

Antoni Tapies

Print - 29.9 x 21.9 inch

$2,547

Print, LLambrec7, Antoni Tapies

LLambrec7

Antoni Tapies

Print - 22 x 29.9 inch

$2,038

Print, LLambrec5, Antoni Tapies

LLambrec5

Antoni Tapies

Print - 29.9 x 22 inch

$2,038

Print, LLambrec 6, Antoni Tapies

LLambrec 6

Antoni Tapies

Print - 29.9 x 22 inch

$1,585

Print, LLambrec9, Antoni Tapies

LLambrec9

Antoni Tapies

Print - 29.9 x 22 inch

$1,585

Print, LLambrec, Antoni Tapies

LLambrec

Antoni Tapies

Print - 29.9 x 22 inch

$1,585

Print, Double croix, Antoni Tapies

Double croix

Antoni Tapies

Print - 13 x 20.1 x 0 inch

$2,355

Print, Untitled from St. Gallen, Antoni Tapies

Untitled from St. Gallen

Antoni Tapies

Print - 22 x 30 inch

$2,850

Print, Sans titre, Antoni Tapies

Sans titre

Antoni Tapies

Print - 29.5 x 22.2 x 0 inch

$2,830

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Who is the artist?

Antoni Tàpies is one of the most iconic painters on the twentieth century Spanish art scene. He died in 2012 in his home city, Barcelona, and left his mysterious paintings, which earned him the Wolf Art Foundation Prize in 1981 and the UNESCO Picasso Gold Medal in 1993, as well as other prizes… He was interested in painting from a very young age, but decided to study law.

Forced to pause his activities for two years due to a lung infection, he used his convalescence to immerse himself into literature and the study of art history, philosophy and Romantic music. The culture he absorbed would strongly influence his creation. In 1942, he suffered from a tachycardia episode, provoking hallucinations, this incident increased his desire to practise his art. He identified with the Dadaist and Surrealist movements and created the movement « Dau al Set », contrary to the Francoist Academy. When he arrived in Paris in 1951, he met the modern artists of the time such as Braque and Chagall, who showed him various techniques: dripping, scraping.

His medical profile evokes that of various figures involved in Art Brut but it is not the only aspect that links him to the movement. In fact, the blending of assembled artistic materials and materials from everyday life is characteristic of Art Brut. With a lack of aesthetic concerns, his work moves towards Arte Povera. His use of waste increased with the emergence of Pop Art, where objects, stripped of soul, were favoured in creation, in response to consumerism in society. He placed great importance on the symbolism of colours, in particular red, omnipresent in his palette, a reminder of the violence of the war. Symbolic elements mar his work: numbers, initials, colours, making them mystical and undecipherable.

What are their 3 main works?

What is Antoni Tapies’s artistic movement?

The artistic movements of the artists are: Movement Abstract Expressionism, Spontaneous Lines

When was Antoni Tapies born?

The year of birth of the artist is: 1923