M Ojos y Cruz (M Eyes and Cross)

Antoni Tapies (1923 – 2012, Spanish) “M Ojos y Cruz” (M Eyes and Cross) 1999 limited edition color lithographic reproduction of an original abstract lithography, signed and numbered AL814/1000, printed on Guarro paper by Poligrafa Editions (Barcelona). The sheet is 17.5 x 12 inches, and has been mounted, matted and framed measuring 24.5 x 18.5 inches. {Note: According to Todo Coleccion, “The plates for printing were disabled in front of the notary of Barcelona D. ANTONIO ROSELLTM MAESTRE according to act no. 2674 /99 in 1999.”

Antoni Tapies is considered one of the most outstanding Spanish artists of the 20th century. He was a painter, sculptor, engraver, lithographer, and writer. He was a very prolific artist, beginning as a surrealist painter, then an informal artist, working in a style known as pintura matèrica using non artistic materials within his paintings. He created collages (newspaper sheets, nail paper, strings) and earthy paintings featuring grattages (scrapes) and graffiti. The Antoni Tàpies Foundation is a museum in Barcelona that was created by the Catalan painter in 1984 to promote the study and understanding of modern art and culture.