Antoni Tàpies

ANTONI TÀPIES PUIG (Barcelona, 1923 - 2012).
"Llambrec material", 1975.
Lithograph, copy 50/75.
Signed and justified by hand.
Work catalogued in M. Galfetti, "Tàpies. Graphic work. 1973 - 1978", nº 539, p. 153 (Barcelona; Gustavo Gili, 1990).
Measurements: 76 x 55 cm.

Belongs to the book "Llambrec material", with poems by Shuzo Takiguchi illustrated with twelve lithographs, plus six special lithographs by Tàpies, presented in a printed cloth case with a reproduction of the artist's work and cardboard covers with a reproduction of a collage by the author (44 x 32.5 cm). All the books are signed by the artist in the justification of the print run. Specifically, this lithograph accompanies the poem "Algo / demasiado desigual / para ser escrito / en papel" (Something / too uneven / to be written / on paper).
Antoni Tàpies has had exhibitions all over the world, in leading galleries and museums such as the Guggenheim in New York and the Museum of Modern Art in Paris. His awards include prizes such as the Prince of Asturias, the Praemium Imperiale of the Japan Art Association, the National Culture Prize, the Grand Prix de Painting of France, etc., and anthologies have been dedicated to him in Tokyo, New York, Rome, Amsterdam, Madrid, Venice, Milan, Vienna and Brussels. He is represented in major national and international museums, such as the foundation that bears his name in Barcelona, the Reina Sofia in Madrid, the Guggenheim in Berlin, Bilbao and New York, the Fukoka Art Museum in Japan, the MoMA in New York and the Tate Gallery in London.