Lot 227
  • 227

Antoni Tàpies

Estimate
12,000 - 18,000 GBP
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Description

  • Antoni Tàpies
  • Calavera I
  • signed
  • oil and crayon on paper
  • 31.5 by 45cm.; 12 3/8 by 17 3/4 in.
  • Executed in 1974.

Provenance

Galerie Melki, Paris
Galerie Maeght, Paris
Acquired directly from the above by the late owner in 1978

Literature

Anna Agusti, Tàpies, The Complete Works: 1976-1981, Vol. 4, Barcelona 1995, p. 436, no. 4176, illustrated

Condition

Colour: The colours in the catalogue illustration are fairly accurate. Condition: This work is in very good condition. The sheet is hinged verso to the backing board on the upper corners. All four edges are slightly deckled. There is some very light adhesive staining in the lower two corners. Visible only when examined out of its frame, there is some mount staining along the extreme outer edges.
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