ID 1164010
Lot 120 | ANTONI TÀPIES (1923-2012)
Estimate value
£ 120 000 – 180 000
The Bull (El toro)
signed 'tàpies' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
38 ¼ x 51 1⁄8 in. (97 x 130 cm.)
Painted in 1951
Provenance
The artist’s estate.
Private collection, Barcelona, by whom acquired from the above in 2012.
Literature
A. Agustí, Tàpies: The Complete Works, vol. I, 1943-1960, Barcelona, 1990, no. 376, p. 170 & 529 (illustrated p. 170).
Exhibited
Venice, XXVI Venice Biennale, 1952, no. 72.
Barcelona, Galeries Laietanes, Antoni Tàpies, 1952, no. 10.
Santander, Galería Sur, Pinturas de Antoni Tàpies, November 1955, no. 4.
| Artist: | Antoni Tàpies (1923 - 2012) |
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| Auction house category: | Paintings, Watercolors, Drawings, Paintings |
| Artist: | Antoni Tàpies (1923 - 2012) |
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| Auction house category: | Paintings, Watercolors, Drawings, Paintings |
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