Still Life - Vintage Offset Print After Antoni Tàpies - 1982

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Still Life is a vintage offset print after Antoni Tàpies, printed on hand made paper. It is one of the … more Still Life is a vintage offset print after Antoni Tàpies, printed on hand made paper. It is one of the prints belonging to a deluxe edition of 1982 limited to 2.000 specimens, reproducing Tapies' works. Signed on the plate. Titled on the rear and dated, plate no.40. Very good conditions with small foxing along the margins. This defect does not affect the image. The artwork represents a poetical composition with a well-balanced harmony in colors and shapes. The artwork is one of the typical graphic works realized by the artist. Over the course of his career in painting, printmaking, and etching, the Catalan artist has created his own artistic language characterized by symbols and marks from the politic and the social ground. His graphic production focuses on the same themes of this painting: love for his Catalan roots and loyalty to politics. In this artwork, noteworthy is the writing ''Libertat'', realized by the artist in the center of the composition above the Informal abstract shapes. Antoni Tàpies (Barcelona, 1923 – 2012). One of the greatest Spanish artists of the XX century, he is considered one of the leading figures of Informalism. After establishing his first atelier in Barcelona in 1946, he moved to Paris, where he met Picasso. In 1950, he was elected to represent Spain at the Biennial Art Fair in Venice. From this moment, Tàpies' career kept developing in influence and volume of work. Indeed, he was commissioned many works for public spaces and buildings. Tàpies was also an innovator in many fields, such as scenography and illustration. He exhibited his works throughout the world, winning many honors and awards. In 1987, the artist founded the Fundació Antoni Tàpies in Barcelona. less