(Barcelona 1923–2012)
The Bread in the Boat No VI, 1963, signed Tàpies, mixed media (oil, ink, charcoal, frottage) on vellum mounted on canvas on wooden plate, 38.7 x 55.2 cm, framed

Provenance:
Sala Gaspar, Barcelona
Lempertz, Cologne sale no. 772, 28 May, 1999, lot 468 - there acquired by the present owner
Private Collection, Germany

Exhibited:
Galerie Börgeson, Malmö 1971, cat. no.1 (with ill.)

Literature:
Anna Agusti, Tàpies: The complete works, vol. 2 1961-1968, Barcelona 1990, p. 159, no. 1180 (with ill.)

“For a painter, art can have many dimensions, many perspectives. For me, the true meaning of a work of art resides in its power to change our individual awareness in such a way as to enable us – albeit for an instant – to perceive a higher reality. This is the true meaning of art. It helps us to interpret and understand the world. Of course, art also has other values, for instance, purely aesthetic and ethical values. And it also has something to do with social criticism and political stance.”
Antoni Tàpies

“Art ... is only a door that leads to another door. Ultimately, it is the viewer who must carry out this effort. Art is only an aid, perhaps an aid to assist the artist himself.”
Antoni Tàpies in conversation with Barbara Catoir
Quotes by Antoni Tàpies from: Boisserée Gallery, exhibition catalogue, Antoni Tàpies, Cologne 2011