Antoni Tàpies
1923–2012 · Catalana
Spanish matter painting taken to its most recognisable formulation.
- Disciplines
- Pintura · Obra gráfica
- Styles
- Informalismo · Arte matérico · Posguerra
- Period
- Segunda mitad del siglo XX
Who they were
A Barcelona painter and a central figure of European informalism. He worked with matter —marble dust, earth, varnish— on supports treated as objects, and that matter raises a problem of its own in the market: telling real deterioration from the work behaving as it was meant to.
Where to see their work
Houses in the directory that handle or have handled their work. It is not a list of availability: it means this is their ground, not that they have a piece today.
Their work
A sample of their work, not a catalogue: the pieces that show their discipline and style.
Worth following
Institutions that hold or study their work. They are here so you can check it at the source, not take our word for it.