Lot 213
  • 213

Antoni Tàpies

Estimate
100,000 - 150,000 EUR
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Description

  • Antoni Tàpies
  • Matèria amb quatre tensors
  • signé au dos
  • technique mixte et assemblage sur toile
  • 114,5 x 146 cm; 45 1/16 x 57 7/16 in.
  • Exécuté en 1970.

Provenance

Galerie Maeght, Paris
Collection particulière, Bâle

Exhibited

Zürich, Galerie Maeght, Tàpies. Peintures. Objets, 1971; catalogue, no.21, illustré

Literature

Anna Agustí, Tàpies, Catalogue Raisonné, Volume 3, 1969 -1975, p.166, no.2265, illustré

Condition

The overall tonality is slightly deeper in the original work and the white background tends more towards grey. Moreover, the image does not convey the work's richness. The work is executed on its original canvas and is not relined. The canvas is slightly loose on the upper left corner. This work is in excellent condition.
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