What is matter painting?
Matter painting is a technique that involves blending thick impasto paints with materials like cement, mud, sand, or shells. The term first emerged in the 1950s to describe the works of Belgian and Dutch painters who explored the physical properties of painting materials and the different ways paint could be manipulated. This approach emphasizes texture and the tactile qualities of the surface, creating a sculptural effect on the canvas.
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ARTWORKS RELATED TO MATTER PAINTING
Antoni Tapies
Memoria Personal, 1988
Limited Edition Print
Lithograph
EUR 2,800
Antoni Tapies
Clau 18, 1973
Limited Edition Print
Etching
EUR 3,700
Antoni Tapies
Roig i negre I, 1985
Limited Edition Print
Etching
EUR 11,900
Antoni Tapies
Damunt diari, 1975
Limited Edition Print
Etching
EUR 4,250
Antoni Tapies
Fora, 1976
Limited Edition Print
Mixed Media
EUR 5,450
Antoni Tapies
Quatre rius de sang, 1972
Limited Edition Print
Mixed Media
EUR 5,450
Julian Schnabel
Malfi (Set of Three), 1998
Limited Edition Print
Silkscreen
USD 9,250
Antoni Tapies
Llambrec-11, 1975
Limited Edition Print
Lithograph
EUR 1,800
Antoni Tapies
Poems 5, 1974
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Lithograph
EUR 1,900
Julian Schnabel
Roy, 1998
Limited Edition Print
Silkscreen
USD 4,800
Julian Schnabel
Guiseppe (Brooding on the vast Abyss), 1998
Limited Edition Print
Silkscreen
USD 4,800
Antoni Tapies
Primer Congreso Nacional de Neuropedriatria, 1982
Limited Edition Print
Etching
EUR 1,875
Antoni Tapies
Roig I negre 2, 1985
Limited Edition Print
Mixed Media
EUR 12,950
Julian Schnabel
Bandini from View of Dawn in the Tropics Series, 1998
Limited Edition Print
Silkscreen
USD 4,700
Julian Schnabel
Victor Hugo Demo, 1998
Limited Edition Print
Silkscreen
USD 5,200
Julian Schnabel
Nemo Librizzi, 1998
Limited Edition Print
Silkscreen
USD 3,600
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