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Q158099
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Catalan painter, sculptor and art theorist (1923-2012)
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Antoni Tàpies i Puig (1923–2012) was a Spanish painter, sculptor, illustrator, and graphic artist. Born and deceased in Barcelona, he was associated with the Informalism movement. His professional activities took place in Barcelona, Paris, Belgium, and the Netherlands. Tàpies spoke Catalan and Spanish and was educated at the German School of Barcelona.
He received several honors, including the Princess of Asturias Award for the Arts, the Praemium Imperiale, the Wolf Prize in Arts, and the Gold Medal of the Generalitat of Catalonia. Tàpies was a member of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando, the Academy of Arts in Berlin, and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He participated in Documenta II, Documenta III, and 4. documenta. His works are held in collections such as the Städel Museum, the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, the Minneapolis Institute of Art, and the Art Institute of Chicago.
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Film & TV
Acting
Known for
- Art a Catalunya — Self1992
- Nocturne 29 — (as Antoni Tapies)1969
via TMDB
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Country
- Spain
- Active from
- 1923
- Active to
- 2012
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1923-12-13 ) 13 December 1923, Barcelona , Catalonia , Spain
- Died
- 6 February 2012 (2012-02-06) (aged 88), Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
- Known for
- Painting , sculpture , lithography
- Movement
- Art informel
- Awards
- Praemium Imperiale
via Wikipedia infobox
Works in European collections
3 objects attributed to Q158099, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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Encyclopedic overview
Antoni Tàpies i Puig, 1st Marquess of Tàpies ( Catalan: [ənˈtɔni ˈtapi.əs]; 13 December 1923 – 6 February 2012) was a Catalan painter, sculptor, and art theorist.
Canvas Burned to Matter by Antoni Tàpies, c. 1960, Honolulu Museum of Art Mural at the Catalan Pavilion at the Seville Expo '92
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