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Antoni Tàpies
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 GBP
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Description
- Antoni Tàpies
- Collage con 4 y 3 (Collage with 4 and 3)
- signed
- crayon, ink, watercolour and paper collage on hand-made paper
- 63 by 77cm.; 24 3/4 by 30 1/4 in.
- Executed in 1972.
Provenance
Martha Jackson Gallery, New York
Galerie Maeght, Zürich
Galerie Alfred Schmela, Düsseldorf
Acquired directly from the above by the present owner in 1977
Galerie Maeght, Zürich
Galerie Alfred Schmela, Düsseldorf
Acquired directly from the above by the present owner in 1977
Exhibited
Bremen, Kunsthalle; Baden-Baden, Staatliche Kunsthalle; Winterthur, Kunstmuseum, Antoni Tàpies, 1977-78, no. 91
Düsseldorf, Galerie Schmela, Antoni Tàpies, Materialbilder, Gouachen, Zeichnungen und Grafik, 1978
Krefeld, Kaiser Wilhelm Museum, Sammlung Helga und Walther Lauffs - Amerikanische und europäische Kunst der sechziger und siebziger Jahre, 1983-84, no. 372
Literature
Anna Agustí, Tàpies: The Complete Works, Vol. 3: 1969-1975, Barcelona 1992, p. 288, no. 2525, illustrated
Condition
Colour:
The colours in the catalogue illustration are fairly accurate, although the overall tonality is warmer in the original, with the paper tone tending more towards cream. The illustration fails to convey the texture of the collaged area apparent in the original.
Condition:
This work is in good condition. It is hinged to the backing board in several places on the reverse and there are artist's pinholes to the top two corners. There is wear to all four corner tips and in places along all four extreme edges. There are several light creases in places along the edges and elsewhere to the sheet, including a flattened horizontal crease (approximately 15 cm. long) to the top left edge, and a lifting crease (approximately 8 cm. long) to the left side of the top edge (visible in the catalogue illustration). There is a tiny pinhead-sized indentation to the right of the top of the inner collage. There are pale spots of foxing and slight discolouration in places throughout the composition.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."