Pamono Antoni Tapies, Calligraphie Blanche, 1983, Color Etching, Hand-Signed, Limited

Barcelona 1923 – 2012

White Calligraphy, 1983

Color etching with embossed print on ARCHES laid paper with watermark

Hand-signed in pencil lower right

Limited edition 16/50 lower left

Sheet size: approx. 66 x 50 cm

Good condition, slightly browned, slightly stained outside the image (see photos)

Catalogue raisonné Galfetti 906
Authenticity is guaranteed in writing.

The Spanish artist Antoni Tàpies (full name: Antoni Tàpies i Puig) was born on December 23, 1923, in Barcelona. His love of art and literature became apparent at an early age. During his long recovery from a lung disease, Tàpies began painting and drawing. In 1944, Tapiès began studying law, but abandoned it in 1946 to devote himself definitively to art. Antoni Tàpies’ early paintings were still influenced by the works of artists such as Vincent van Gogh, Pablo Picasso, Paul Klee, and Joan Miró. After a surrealist and dadaist phase, his works became increasingly abstract. In 1947, he created the painting “Zoom,” a programmatic work for his later work. In 1948, Antoni Tàpies and others founded the artist group “Dau as Set,” of which he became a leading figure. In 1950, Antoni Tàpies received a scholarship from the French government, enabling him to live in Paris. His first solo exhibition also took place in Barcelona in 1950. In 1951, Tàpies traveled to Belgium and the Netherlands. In 1953, he briefly spent time in New York, where an exhibition of his works took place. In 1958, he participated in the Venice Biennale, gaining international recognition. He exhibited at the documenta in Kassel in 1959, 1964, 1968, and 1977.
Antoni Tàpies is considered the most important representative of Spanish Art Informel. He mixes sand, cement, marble dust, and glue into his paintings. He scrapes and reapplies paint until the surface resembles cracked brickwork. Tàpies has intensively studied Far Eastern philosophies throughout his life. In his search for expression, he integrates individual letters, symbols, crosses, even objects and pieces of clothing. Antoni Tàpies’ material and wall paintings have a mysterious, meditative effect. He describes himself not as an abstract artist, but as a realist who seeks to make reality comprehensible in his work.
In 1984, Antoni Tàpies founded the “Fundació Antoni Tàpies” in Barcelona.