ANTONI TÀPIES PUIG (Barcelona, 1923-2012). Series "Nocturn matinal", 1970. Lithograph on Guarro

ANTONI TÀPIES PUIG (Barcelona, 1923-2012).
Series "Nocturn matinal", 1970.
Lithograph on Guarro paper, copy 30/100.
Signed and justified in pencil.
Work referenced in "Tà pies. Obra gráfica. Graphic work 1947-1972", Mauricia Galfetti, Editorial Gustavo Gili, S.A., p.148.
Measurements: 61 x 107.5 cm; 62.5 x 111 cm (frame).
Co-founder of "Dau al Set" in 1948, Tà pies begins to exhibit at the Salones de Octubre in Barcelona, as well as at the Salón de los Once held in Madrid in 1949. After his first solo exhibition at the Galerà as Layetanas, he travels to Paris in 1950, with a grant from the Institut Français. In 1953 he had a solo exhibition at Martha Jackson's gallery in New York. From then on, his exhibitions, both group and solo, were held all over the world, in leading galleries and museums such as the Guggenheim in New York and the Museum of Modern Art in Paris. Since the 1970s, anthologies have been devoted to him in Tokyo, New York, Rome, Amsterdam, Madrid, Venice, Milan, Vienna and Brussels. Self-taught, Tà pies created his own style within the avant-garde art of the 20th century, combining tradition and innovation in an abstract style full of symbolism, giving great importance to the material substratum of the work. It is worth noting the marked spiritual sense given by the artist to his work, where the material support transcends its state to signify a profound analysis of the human condition. Tà pies' work has been highly appreciated internationally, being exhibited in the most prestigious museums in the world. Throughout his career he has received numerous prizes and distinctions, including the Praemium Imperiale of Japan, the National Prize for Culture, the Grand Prix for Painting in France, the Wolf Foundation for the Arts (1981), the Gold Medal of the Generalitat de Catalunya (1983), the Prince of Asturias Prize for the Arts (1990), the Picasso Medal of Unesco (1993) and the Velázquez Prize for the Plastic Arts (2003). Antoni Tà pies is represented in major museums all over the world, such as the foundation that bears his name in Barcelona, the Reina Sofà a in Madrid, the Guggenheim in Berlin, Bilbao and New York, the Fukoka Art Museum in Japan, the MoMA in New York and the Tate Gallery in London.