279 - ANTONI TÀPIES (Barcelona, 1923–2012).

ANTONI TÀPIES (Barcelona, 1923–2012). A collection of books, monographs, and exhibition catalogs dedicated to the artist. Publications in various languages, dates, and formats. Notable among these publications are: “Tàpies,” by Georges Raillard. Maeght Éditeur, Paris, 1976. “Tàpies ou la poétique de la matière,” Bibliothèque nationale de France / Cercle d’Art, Paris, 2001. “Tàpies. The 1980s: Paintings, Sculptures, Drawings,” Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen, Düsseldorf, 1989. Various monographs and exhibition catalogs associated with institutions such as the Schirn Kunsthalle Frankfurt and the Pecci Museum in Prato. Includes a fold-out poster from a retrospective of Antonio Saura held at Galerie Lelong, Zurich, in 1999. Various bindings and formats. They show signs of use, scuffs, and wear on the covers and spines. A bibliographic collection dedicated to Antoni Tàpies that brings together publications from different stages of his career, with a special focus on his paintings, prints, and material-based works. Notable among them are the monograph by Georges Raillard, published by Maeght in 1976, and “Tàpies ou la poétique de la matière,” published on the occasion of the exhibition held at the Bibliothèque nationale de France in 2001, which focused on his graphic work and artist’s books. This selection offers an in-depth look at the evolution of his artistic language and his international influence. A key figure in European Informalism and a founding member of Dau al Set, Tàpies developed a body of work of great singularity, based on experimentation with materials and the symbolic value of signs. A recipient of the Prince of Asturias Award for the Arts (1990) and the Velázquez Prize (2003), his work is represented in institutions such as MoMA in New York, the Centre Pompidou in Paris, and the Reina Sofía Museum in Madrid.