Lot 45
  • 45

Antoni Tàpies

Estimate
35,000 - 45,000 GBP
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Description

  • Antoni Tàpies
  • Cub
  • incised with the artist's signature
  • painted terracotta and painted wood
  • 57 by 35 by 35cm.
  • 22 1/2 by 13 3/4 by 13 3/4 in.
  • Executed in 1986.

Provenance

Galerie Maeght Lelong, Paris
Acquired directly from the above in 1987

Exhibited

Arles, Abbaye de Montmajour, Tàpies. Sculptures et Reliefs Muraux, 1986, p. 26, no. 10, illustrated in colour

Literature

Anna Agustí, Antoni Tàpies, The Complete Works: 1986-1990, Vol. 6, Barcelona 2000, p. 66, no. 5241, illustrated

Condition

Colour: The colours in the catalogue illustration are fairly accurate, although the illustration fails to convey the three dimensionality of the work. Condition: This work is in very condition. There is a very small loss to the top corner of the cube on the edge between the side with the number 3 and 2, and few very small top the bottom edge of the side with the number 1.
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