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Antoni Tàpies
Llibre II, 1987.
Bronze, partly painted. Mounted on a metal sled
Estimate:
€ 40,000 / $ 43,200 Sold:
€ 40,640 / $ 43,891 (incl. surcharge)
Llibre II. 1987.
Bronze, partly painted. Mounted on a metal sled.
Monogrammed on the reverse. Signature and number incised into the bronze in top right. From an edition of 6 copies. 58 x 38 x 32 cm (22.8 x 14.9 x 12.5 in).
• Fascinating combination of bronze and painting.
• The book is a recurring motif in the artist's oeuvre.
• Tàpies' works have been shown at, among others, the Venice Biennale and the Kassel documenta.
PROVENANCE: Galerie Forsblom, Helsinki.
Private collection North Rhine-Westphalia (since 2004).
LITERATURE: Anna Agusti, Antoni Tàpies. The Complete Works, vol. 6: 1986-1990, Barcelona 2000, no. 5392.
Bronze, partly painted. Mounted on a metal sled.
Monogrammed on the reverse. Signature and number incised into the bronze in top right. From an edition of 6 copies. 58 x 38 x 32 cm (22.8 x 14.9 x 12.5 in).
• Fascinating combination of bronze and painting.
• The book is a recurring motif in the artist's oeuvre.
• Tàpies' works have been shown at, among others, the Venice Biennale and the Kassel documenta.
PROVENANCE: Galerie Forsblom, Helsinki.
Private collection North Rhine-Westphalia (since 2004).
LITERATURE: Anna Agusti, Antoni Tàpies. The Complete Works, vol. 6: 1986-1990, Barcelona 2000, no. 5392.
171
Antoni Tàpies
Llibre II, 1987.
Bronze, partly painted. Mounted on a metal sled
Estimate:
€ 40,000 / $ 43,200 Sold:
€ 40,640 / $ 43,891 (incl. surcharge)