Antoni Tapies (1923-2012) - Angle Blanc
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Antoni Tapies’s limited-edition lithograph Angle Blanc, dated 1982 and plate-signed, measures 52 × 36 cm.
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Antoni Tapies (1923-2012)
Composition 1982
Lithographie et héliogravure en couleurs d'après une peinture de l'artste
Signée dans la planche
Sur papier vélin
Frame not included
Excellent état
Antoni Tàpies operates as the raw, visceral bridge connecting the conceptual brilliance of René Magritte and the commercial supremacy of Andy Warhol with the world’s most coveted blue-chip artists. While Warhol celebrated the glossy veneer of consumerism and Magritte used pristine illusions to challenge reality, Tàpies did the opposite: he dug into the dirt, transforming scarred, wall-like textures and cryptic symbols into profound existential statements. Long before Jean-Michel Basquiat’s raw graffiti, Cy Twombly’s calligraphic scribbles, or Gerhard Richter’s multi-million dollar scraped abstracts dominated the global auction market, Tàpies had already pioneered "matter painting." By turning the mundane into the spiritual, his work provides the foundational, material freedom that unites the top 20 most valued artists in art history.
Antoni Tapies (1923-2012)
Composition 1982
Lithographie et héliogravure en couleurs d'après une peinture de l'artste
Signée dans la planche
Sur papier vélin
Frame not included
Excellent état
Antoni Tàpies operates as the raw, visceral bridge connecting the conceptual brilliance of René Magritte and the commercial supremacy of Andy Warhol with the world’s most coveted blue-chip artists. While Warhol celebrated the glossy veneer of consumerism and Magritte used pristine illusions to challenge reality, Tàpies did the opposite: he dug into the dirt, transforming scarred, wall-like textures and cryptic symbols into profound existential statements. Long before Jean-Michel Basquiat’s raw graffiti, Cy Twombly’s calligraphic scribbles, or Gerhard Richter’s multi-million dollar scraped abstracts dominated the global auction market, Tàpies had already pioneered "matter painting." By turning the mundane into the spiritual, his work provides the foundational, material freedom that unites the top 20 most valued artists in art history.
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Edition
Limited edition
Artist
Antoni Tapies (1923-2012)
Title of artwork
Angle Blanc
Technique
Lithograph
Signature
Plate signed
Country of origin
Spain
Year
1982
Condition
Good condition
Height
52 cm
Width
36 cm
Style
Contemporary
Sold with frame
No
Period
1980-1990
