Antoni Tàpies

Antoni Tàpies

Antoni Tàpies i Puig, 1st Marquess of Tàpies (Catalan pronunciation: [ənˈtɔni ˈtapi.əs]; 13 December 1923 – 6 February 2012) was a Catalan[1] painter, sculptor and art theorist, who became one of the most famous European artists of his generation.The son of Josep Tàpies i Mestre and Maria Puig i Guerra, Antoni Tàpies Puig was born in Barcelona on December 13, 1923. His father was a lawyer and Catalan nationalist who served briefly with the Republican government. At 17, Tàpies suffered a near-fatal heart attack caused by tuberculosis. He spent two years as a convalescent in the mountains, reading widely and pursuing an interest in art that had already expressed itself when he was in his early teens.

Antoni Tàpies

Antoni Tàpies

Antoni Tàpies

Antoni Tàpies

Antoni Tàpies

Antoni Tàpies

Antoni Tàpies

Antoni Tàpies

Antoni Tàpies

Antoni Tàpies

Antoni Tàpies