Antoni Tapies (1923-2012) - Les Ciseaux
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Antoni Tàpies, Les Ciseaux, 1978, etching with aquatint and blind emboss on wove paper, signed by hand, Hors Commerce edition H/C, 90 × 63 cm, in excellent condition, made in Spain, sold by owner or dealer.
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Exceptional original graphic work by the celebrated Catalan artist Antoni Tàpies (1923–2012), a fundamental reference in international informalism and matter art.
Title: Les Ciseaux (The Scissors)
Technique: Etching with aquatint and embossing (blind relief) on heavy wove paper, enriched with black graphic interventions (Pencil/Wax).
Signed: Hand-signed in pencil by the artist in the lower right corner: tàpies.
Edition: Inscribed in the lower right margin as H.C. (Hors Commerce / Outside of commerce). An impression reserved for the artist, printer or publisher, unrelated to the numbered commercial edition of 75 copies.
Iconography: Scissors constitute one of the most emblematic everyday symbols in Tàpies’s universe, transforming a workshop object into a powerful tactile and three-dimensional presence thanks to the pronounced relief of the embossing.
Condition: Excellent overall condition, with full margins and untrimmed edges. Unframed.
Issued in 1978 by the prestigious Galerie Maeght and printed in Barcelona by master engraver Joan Barbarà, a reference workshop with which Tàpies developed his most complex print and embossing projects.
BIBLIOGRAPHY / REFERENCE CATALOGUE:
Registered in Tàpies. Obra Gràfica / Graphic Work. Volume II: 1973-1980, Mariuccia Galfetti, Ed. Gustavo Gili, Barcelona. Ref. Galfetti / Gf. (according to edition of 1977-1979).
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Exceptional original graphic work by the celebrated Catalan artist Antoni Tàpies (1923–2012), a fundamental reference in international informalism and matter art.
Title: Les Ciseaux (The Scissors)
Technique: Etching with aquatint and embossing (blind relief) on heavy wove paper, enriched with black graphic interventions (Pencil/Wax).
Signed: Hand-signed in pencil by the artist in the lower right corner: tàpies.
Edition: Inscribed in the lower right margin as H.C. (Hors Commerce / Outside of commerce). An impression reserved for the artist, printer or publisher, unrelated to the numbered commercial edition of 75 copies.
Iconography: Scissors constitute one of the most emblematic everyday symbols in Tàpies’s universe, transforming a workshop object into a powerful tactile and three-dimensional presence thanks to the pronounced relief of the embossing.
Condition: Excellent overall condition, with full margins and untrimmed edges. Unframed.
Issued in 1978 by the prestigious Galerie Maeght and printed in Barcelona by master engraver Joan Barbarà, a reference workshop with which Tàpies developed his most complex print and embossing projects.
BIBLIOGRAPHY / REFERENCE CATALOGUE:
Registered in Tàpies. Obra Gràfica / Graphic Work. Volume II: 1973-1980, Mariuccia Galfetti, Ed. Gustavo Gili, Barcelona. Ref. Galfetti / Gf. (according to edition of 1977-1979).
Professional shipping guaranteed with rigid high-security packaging and tracking number.
Details
Artist
Antoni Tapies (1923-2012)
Sold by
Owner or reseller
Edition
Limited edition
Edition number
H/C
Title of artwork
Les Ciseaux
Technique
Mixed technique
Signature
Hand signed
Country of origin
Spain
Year
1978
Condition
Excellent condition
Height
90 cm
Width
63 cm
Period
1970-1980
Sold with frame
No
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