Lot 22
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ANTONI TÀPIES | Materia y Calcetin (Matière et chaussette)

Estimate
100,000 - 150,000 EUR
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Description

  • Antoni Tàpies
  • Materia y Calcetin (Matière et chaussette)
  • signed on the reverse
  • oil, sand, glue and sock on board
  • 162 x 130 x 4,5 cm; 63  3/4  x 51  3/16  x 1  3/4  in.
  • Executed in 1977.

Provenance

Galeria Maeght, Barcelona
Martha Jackson Gallery, New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner 

Exhibited

Barcelona, Galerie Maeght, Antoni Tapies, 1978-79no. 27

Literature

Miguel Fernandez-Braso, Conversaciones con Tapies, Madrid, 1981, p. 57, illustrated in colour
Anna Agusti, Tapies, The Complete Works, Vol. 4, 1976-1981, Barcelona, 1995, p. 75, no. 3179, illustrated in colour

Condition

Faint wears are located in each of the four corners. Handling marks are located along the edges. There are drying cracks to the surface, inherent to the artist chosen technique and natural drying process. A tiny loss is located on the right hand side of the sock. This work is in very good original condition.
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