Antoni Tapies - Originalplakat - Roland Garros 2000

Farboffset lithography by the artist Antoni Tàpies designed for the Roland Garros Tournament 2000 Original poster (not a reproduction) on the occasion of the Roland Garros Tennis Tournament 2000 Copyright: Galerie Lelong Paris Artist: Antoni Tàpies (born December 13, 1923 in Barcelona; died February 6, 2012 in Barcelona, Spain) Occasion: Roland Garros 2000 (French Open Paris) Printing technique: color offset lithography Signature: signed on the plate Dimensions: 75.00 x 57.00 cm Publisher: Galerie Lelong - Paris Printer: Arte - Paris Condition: excellent The print has been stored very carefully in a filing cabinet, dust- and UV-protected. Therefore in excellent condition. The artwork has of course not yet been framed. Shipping will be carried out very carefully packaged in professional packaging with maximum protection against any damage. The parcel is additionally insured against damage and loss, at no extra cost to the buyer. About the artist: Antoni Tàpies was born on December 23, 1923 in Barcelona. His love of art and literature showed itself early. During a long convalescence from a lung illness, Tàpies began to paint and draw. In 1944 he began law studies, which he abandoned in 1946 to devote himself entirely to art. His early paintings were still oriented toward the works of artists such as Vincent van Gogh, Pablo Picasso, Paul Klee, and Joan Miró. After a surrealist and Dadaist phase, his works became increasingly abstract. In 1947 the painting “Zoom” marked a programmatic work for his later oeuvre. In 1948 he co-founded the artist group “Dau als Set,” of which he became the most important representative. In 1950 Antoni Tàpies received a grant from the French government that enabled him to stay in Paris. Also in 1950 the first solo exhibition took place in Barcelona. In 1951 Tàpies undertook trips to Belgium and the Netherlands. In 1953 he spent a short time in New York, where an exhibition of his works took place. In 1958 he participated in the Venice Biennale and thereby gained international recognition. He was represented at documenta in Kassel in 1959, 1964, 1968, and 1977. Antoni Tàpies was regarded as the most important representative of Spanish Informalism. He mixed sand, cement, marble dust, and glue into his paintings. He scraped off the paint and reapplied it again until the surface resembled cracked masonry. Throughout his life, Tàpies engaged deeply with Eastern philosophies. In his search for expression, he integrated individual letters, signs, crosses, and even objects or garments. Antony Tàpies’s material and wall works appear mysterious, meditative. He himself did not consider himself an abstract artist, but a realist who attempts to make reality comprehensible in his works. In 1984 Antoni Tàpies founded the Fundació Antoni Tàpies in Barcelona. The artist died on February 6, 2012 in Barcelona. About the artwork: Roland Garros is the traditional home of the annual Internationaux de France; the tennis tournament is better known worldwide as the French Open. This is one of the official posters that was designed and produced each year for the tennis tournament at Roland Garros.

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