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Lot 134
  • 134

Antoni Tàpies

Estimate
12,000 - 18,000 EUR
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Description

  • Antoni Tàpies
  • Gouache-pied
  • signé
  • gouache et crayon sur papier
  • 53 x 65 cm; 20 7/8 x 25 9/16 in.
  • Exécuté en 1971.

Provenance

Galerie Calart Actual, Genève
Acquis auprès de celle-ci par le propriétaire actuel

Literature

Anna Agustí, Tàpies, Catalogue raisonné, Volume 3. 1969-1975, p.229, no.2405, illustré

Condition

The red is too bright, the sheet is too white in the catalogue illustration; the pink lines are brighter in the original. The work is executed on wove paper, taped to the mount along the edges. Due to the artist's impasto the sheet is wavy. Are only visible under very close inspection: - light discoloration along the upper and left edges - tiny tear located in the lower left corner - thin minor hairline cracks located 20 cm from the right edge and 24 cm from the lower edge. This work is in good original condition.
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