Antoni Tàpies, Lithograph in Colors, ‘Ohne Titel’, 1974 Lithograph in colors on wove paper

This lithograph in red and black was created in 1974 for the exhibition poster of the artist, which was shown at the National Gallery in Berlin from March to June in 1974. It was published as a deluxe edition before the lettering in an edition of 100 + 10 HC copies and shows the typical pictorial elements of the Spanish artist, like the cross shape, letters and imprints of human hands as indication of human presence.

The lithograph in colors is signed lower right in pencil ‘tàpies’ and numbered lower left in pencil ‘33/100’. The sheet is overall slightly darkened, within the mat window minor stronger darkened and shows soft creases in the right margin. On verso there are occasional remains of an old mounting with adhesive tape. Overall the condition is good. The frame is also in good condition with only minor signs of wear. The image measures 48.7 x 52.2 cm (differing from the catalog raisonné, but there is shown a copy before/aside the edition), the sheet 63.2 x 54.8 cm. The framed dimensions are 81.5 x 61.5 cm.

Antoni Tàpies (1923-2012)

Antoni Tàpies is one of the main representatives of Spanish art Informel. In the style of the ‘pintura matèrica’ movement, he mixed materials like sand, cement, marble dust and glue in his paintings, adding letters, symbols and crosses. He taught himself to draw and paint while still at school. Tàpies attended law school for three years, and then studied painting at the Acadèmia Valls in Barcelona. He was among the founders of the art group ‘Dau al Set’, a movement with links to the surrealist and Dadaist artists. His interest for philosophy led him to read existentialist literature. Tàpies’s works are represented in international museums and were shown at the Venice Biennale and documenta in Kassel. In 1884, Tàpies founded the Fundació Antoni Tàpies in Barcelona, where he lived and worked until his death in 2012. In 2010, he was honored with the title ‘Marqués’ by the Spanish king Juan Carlos I. (fea)

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