 | Antoni Tapies
Noir Blanc
Aquatint on d'Arches paper, 45 x 35, framed and matted |
 | Antoni Tapies
Profile, 1982
Limted edition lithograph (#39/75), 36 x 30, framed and matted |
 | Antoni Tapies
Relief Varnish, 1981
Embossed aquatint on d'Arches paper, 25 x 35, framed and matted |
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Antoni Tapies was born in Barcelona in 1923. Tapies originally studied law at Barcelona University, but eventually gave this up to devote his life to painting.
Tapies, a self-taught painter and lithographer, is known for his many collage works and graffiti-like paintings, influenced by Surrealists such as Miro and Klee. In the early 1950s, Tapies turned to abstract art and soon afterwards began to use thickly textured impasto, and unusual materials such as clay and marble dust in his work.
. From 1970 onward, Tapies frequently incorporated real objects and pieces of furniture in his works. Tapies has also created many lithographs and etchings. Although there may be differences between his paintings and his prints, Tapies has said regarding his work as a printmaker, "I approach all of my work with the same spirit."
In 1958, Tapies was awarded the First Prize for painting at the Pittsburgh International, and was given the UNESCO and David E. Bright Prizes at the Venice Biennale. He lives and works in his native Barcelona.
SELECTED COLLECTIONS
Guggenheim Berlin
Guggenheim Bilbao, Spain
Guggenheim Museum, New York City
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington D.C.
Museum of Modern Art, New York City
National Galleries of Scotland, Edinburgh
Städel Museum, Frankfurt, Germany
Great White with Bedframe
Art Collection of the Biblioteca Luis Ángel Arango, Colombia
Bilbao Fine Arts Museum, Spain
Great Oval or Painting, ca.1955
Céret Museum of Modern Art, France
Essl Collection of Contemporary Art, Austria
Fukuoka Art Museum, Fukuoka, Japan
Fundación Proa, Buenos Aires
Fundación Telefónica, Chile
Museo di Arte Moderna e Contemporanea, Trento, Italy
Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Museu d'Art Contemporani de Barcelona
Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain
Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles
Reina Sofía National Museum, Madrid
State Museums of Florence Digital Archive, Italy
Tate Gallery, London, UK
Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art, Iran
Blanche Tendue et Graphisme Noire
Telefónica Foundation Collections, Madrid
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