Lot 437: Antoni Tapies Signed Lithograph, Llibertat/ Liberty, plus Exhibtion Catalog

Antoni Tapies (Spain, 1923-2012) abstract color lithograph in red, black, and tan and titled Llibertat (Liberty), with the title in script at center, 1988. From the edition of 300 printed by Galerie Lelong, Paris, and intended for the unpublished 1988 Olympic Print Portfolio. Signed lower right and numbered 275/300, lower left. Floated under plexiglass in a simple wood frame with white mat. Lot also includes Deborah Wye’s exhibition catalog ANTONI TAPIES IN PRINT (New York: Museum of Modern Art, 1991), published on the occasion of the exhibition of the same name held at the Museum of Modern Art, 1992, with original art for covers, endpapers, and text by Tapies. Sheet: 35″ H x 23″ W. Framed: 39 1/2″ H x 27 3/4″ W. Biographical note: “Antoni Tapies was born on December 13, 1923, in Barcelona…[His] early work was influenced by the art of Max Ernst, Paul Klee, and Joan Miro, and by Eastern philosophy. His art was exhibited for the first time in the controversial Salo d’Octubre, Barcelona, in 1948. He soon developed a recognizable personal style related to materisme (matter art), or Art Informel, a movement that focused on the materials of art making…During the 1950s and 1960s, Tapies exhibited in major museums and galleries throughout the United States, Europe, Japan, and South America….Retrospectives were presented at the Musee national d’art moderne, Paris (1973), and Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, New York (1977)…In 1990, the Fundacio Antoni Tapies opened in Barcelona, established in Tapies’s name to study and exhibit modern and contemporary art…In 1993, he and Cristina Iglesias represented Spain at the Venice Biennale, where his installation was awarded the Golden Lion. Other retrospectives were presented at the Jeu de Paume, Paris (1994); Guggenheim Museum SoHo, New York (1995); and Museo nacional centro de arte Reina Sofía, Madrid (2000). From 2004 to 2005, a major international retrospective was organized by the Museu d’art contemporani de Barcelona, traveling to the Patio Herreriano, Museo de art contemporáneo español, Valladolid, Spain; Museo de arte de Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico; Hara Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo; and Singapore Art Museum. Tapies died on February 6, 2012, in Barcelona.” (Source: The Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation)

PROVENANCE: The collection of Thomas Turk, Nashville, Tennessee; Spaightwood Galleries, Madison, Wisconsin.

CONDITION: Overall very good condition, with slight waviness to sheet. Not examined outside of frame. Book with minor soiling to dust jacket, otherwise excellent condition.