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Antoni Tàpies

Catalan painter, sculptor and art theorist (1923-2012) · Spain · Artists · Died at 88

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Antoni Tàpies i Puig, 1st Marquess of Tàpies was a Catalan painter, sculptor, and art theorist.

A life in dates

2012Died6 February 20122003Honorary Doctor of the University of Madrid ComplutenseAward1991Tomás Francisco Prieto PrizeAward1990Praemium ImperialeAwardPrincess of Asturias Award for the ArtsAward1983Gold Medal of the Generalitat of CataloniaAward1981Gold Medal of Merit in the Fine ArtsAwardWolf Prize in ArtsAward1975Serra d'Or Critics' Prize for Literature and EssaysAward1972RubenspreisAward1923Born13 December 1923

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Mural at the Catalan Pavilion at the Seville Expo '92Mural at the Catalan Pavilion at the Seville Expo '92Tàpies working on a wall painting at the University of St. Gallen, 1962Tàpies working on a wall painting at the University of St. Gallen, 1962Antoni TàpiesAntoni TàpiesPlaque on the facade Antoni Tàpies' birthplace, 39 Canuda Street, BarcelonaPlaque on the facade Antoni Tàpies' birthplace, 39 Canuda Street, Barcelona

Awards

Honorary Doctor of the University of Madrid Complutense2003
Tomás Francisco Prieto Prize1991
Princess of Asturias Award for the Arts1990
Praemium Imperiale1990
Gold Medal of the Generalitat of Catalonia1983
Wolf Prize in Arts1981
Gold Medal of Merit in the Fine Arts1981
Serra d'Or Critics' Prize for Literature and Essays1975
Rubenspreis1972
Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres
Honorary Doctorate of the University of the Balearic Islands
Honorary Doctorate of Barcelona University
Commander of the Legion of Honour
Ordre des Arts et des Lettres

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About this person

Country
Spain
Category
Artists
Type
Artist
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1923 to 2012 · aged 88

In common with Antoni

Lucia BoseAlso in Nocturne 29 (1969)Joan BrossaAlso in Nocturne 29 (1969)Pere PortabellaAlso in Nocturne 29 (1969)Eduardo ChillidaBoth received Tomás Francisco Prieto PrizeBruce NaumanBoth received Wolf Prize in ArtsMaria LassnigBoth received Rubenspreis

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