Antoni Tàpies

ANTONI TÀPIES PUIG (Barcelona, 1923-2012).
From the series "El pa a la barca", 1963.
Lithograph on Guarro paper, H.C. copy.
Signed and justified in pencil.
Measurements: 38,5 x 55 cm.
"El pa a la barca" is a book illustrated by Antoni Tapiès and text by Joan Brossa, 1963, which incorporated 22 original lithographs and collages-découpages by the artist on Vélin Guarro paper. It consists of an edition of 40 copies signed and numbered 1/40-40/40. 70 copies signed and numbered from 41 to 110. 15 copies signed and numbered I/XV-XV/XV. 10 copies numbered from A to J reserved for collaborators.
Founder of "Dau al Set", Tàpies has been awarded prizes all over the world, and has had solo exhibitions in such prominent centers as the Guggenheim Museum in New York and the Museum of Modern Art in Paris. He is represented in major national and international museums, such as the foundation that bears his name in Barcelona, the Reina Sofía 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.