Chair on Paper. 1965.
Mixed media.
Signed and dated in the lower left. On firm wove paper (with the watermark). 90 x 64.5 cm (35.4 x 25.3 in), size of sheet. [AW].

• Antoni Tàpies is one of the most important Spanish artists of the 20th century.
• Impressive exploration of informal painting.
• In the 1960s, he took on an innovative visual language that included letters, symbols, and everyday objects.
• His work has featured in, among others, the Venice Biennale and the documenta in Kassel.

PROVENANCE: Erker-Galerie, St. Gallen.
Private collection, Switzerland.
Private collection, North Germany (acquired from the above).

LITERATURE: Anna Augustí, Tàpies. The Complete Works. Volume 2: 1961-1968, Barcelona 1990, catalogue raisonné no. 1392 (illustrated in b/w).