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Pissarra

A work made of etching and carborundum technique in black, ochre and white inks, on white wove paper.
© 2018 Fundació Antoni Tàpies / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / VEGAP, Madrid

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  • A work made of etching and carborundum technique in black, ochre and white inks, on white wove paper.

Date:

1972

Artist:

Antonio Tàpies
Spanish, 1923-2012

About this artwork

Instead of laboriously using a hand-held rocker to create texture, Antoni Tàpies applied a carborundum paste over this large plate, its unevenness helping achieve the rugged, blackboard-like look he desired. The resulting abrasion on the plate collects a saturated ink film commensurate to the backgrounds of Tàpies’s related paintings, similarly filled with cryptic texts and impasto textures.

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Antonio Tàpies

Title

Pissarra

Place

Spain (Artist's nationality:)

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1972

Medium

Etching and carborundum technique in black, ochre and white inks, on white wove paper

Dimensions

58.8 × 77.6 cm (23 3/16 × 30 9/16 in.)

Credit Line

Purchased with funds provided by George A. Poole, Jr.

Reference Number

1974.60

Copyright

© 2018 Fundació Antoni Tàpies / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / VEGAP, Madrid

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