Antoni Tàpies Print, ‘cordill’, 1972, Spain

Antoni Tàpies is considered one of the most significant Spanish artists of the 20th century and is one of the leading exponents of the European Informal movement. His work combines matter, signs and symbols, often with a strong spiritual and political value. He used poor materials (sand, marble dust, paper, cloth) and graphic signs to create dense, evocative and tactile surfaces. In the centre of this graphic, at the top, a three-dimensional element stands out: a rope that has been imprinted on paper.
At the bottom are two letters: “A” and “B”. Between them are suspension points connecting the two letters. The work is made using the etching, aquatint and carborundum printing technique: a technique that is used to create a relief matrix that, through pressure, transfers the ink onto the paper, producing an image with particular textures and tones.

The sheet measures 58.5x78 cm and with the frame 64x83x5.5 cm. There is the signature in the bottom right-hand corner and on the left the print run 34/75. The state of preservation is very good, showing only slight wear due to age and use. The sheet is fixed at the four vertices on a rigid cardboard panel and shows slight deformations.