Lot 57
  • 57

Antoni Tàpies

Estimate
30,000 - 40,000 GBP
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Description

  • Antoni Tàpies
  • Cos (Cuerpo)
  • signed
  • painted terracotta
  • 23 by 76 by 84cm.
  • 9 by 30 by 33in.
  • Executed in 1987.

Provenance

Galerie Lelong, Zurich
Acquired directly from the above in 1988

Literature

Gloria Moure, Tàpies, Objetos del Tiempo, Barcelona 1994, pp. 157 and 241, pl. 105, illustrated
Anna Agusti, Tàpies, The Complete Works: 1986-1990, Vol. 6, Barcelona 2000, p. 150, no. 5456, illustrated

Condition

Colours: The colours in the catalogue illustration are fairly accurate, although the overall tonality is deeper in the orginal. Condition: This work is in very good condition. Close inspection reveals a number very small and stable fine drying cracks to the body, which are inherent to the artist's choice of media.
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