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Antoni Tàpies (B. 1923)
Forma grisa
signed, dated and inscribed 'Tàpies 1959 New York' (on the reverse)
oil and sand on canvas
28 7/8 x 39 5/8 in. (73.4 x 100.7 cm.)
Executed in 1959
Forma grisa
signed, dated and inscribed 'Tàpies 1959 New York' (on the reverse)
oil and sand on canvas
28 7/8 x 39 5/8 in. (73.4 x 100.7 cm.)
Executed in 1959
Provenance
Martha Jackson Gallery, New York (no. 3989).
Acquired from the above by Dr Georg and Josi Guggenheim in March 1961.
Acquired from the above by Dr Georg and Josi Guggenheim in March 1961.
Literature
A. Cirici, Tàpies, testimoni del silenci (illustrated in black & white, pl. 194, p. 218).
A. Agustí, Tàpies, The Complete Works, Volume 1: 1943-1960, New York, 1989, no. 787 (illustrated p. 410).
A. Agustí, Tàpies, The Complete Works, Volume 1: 1943-1960, New York, 1989, no. 787 (illustrated p. 410).
Exhibited
Memphis, Brooks Memorial Art Gallery.
New York, Martha Jackson Gallery, 1961.
Washington, D.C., Gres Gallery, 1961.
Hanover, Kestner Gesellschaft, Tàpies, 1962, no. 45.
Zurich, Kunsthaus, Tàpies, 1962, no. 48.
New York, Martha Jackson Gallery, 1961.
Washington, D.C., Gres Gallery, 1961.
Hanover, Kestner Gesellschaft, Tàpies, 1962, no. 45.
Zurich, Kunsthaus, Tàpies, 1962, no. 48.
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