Tàpies. An Artist’s Collection

The heirs of Antoni Tàpies (1923–2012) recently consigned a rich collection of works to the Fundació.

Antoni Tàpies, Composició amb figures (Composition with figures), 1947

Antoni Tàpies, Composició amb figures (Composition with figures), 1947

These artworks include pieces by Antoni Tàpies from the mid-1940s to the late 1980s as well as work from a variety of  twentieth century artists including Paul Klee, Joan Miró, Kurt Schwitters, Wassily Kandinsky, Max Ernst, Marcel Duchamp, Franz Kline, Jackson Pollock, Jean Dubuffet, Willem de Kooning, Sam Francis and Robert Motherwell.

Antoni Tàpies, Autoretrat amb paisatge (Self-Portrait with Landscape), 1987

Antoni Tàpies, Autoretrat amb paisatge (Self-Portrait with Landscape), 1987

Tàpies: An Artist’s Collection features work from this collection with a selection of works by Antoni Tàpies from the mid 1940s until the 1980s and a selection of works from his private collection. Both the formative and mature work of Tàpies are covered in the exhibition.

Antoni Tàpies, Riera de Campins (Paint and varnish on wood), 1984

Antoni Tàpies, Riera de Campins (Paint and varnish on wood), 1984

When:

12th of June 2015 to 10th of January 2016

Where:

Fundació Antoni Tàpies
Carrer d’Aragó, 255, 08007 Barcelona
934 87 03 15
www.fundaciotapies.org