
What is Tachisme?
French abstract painting style that gained popularity between 1940-1950. It is often interpreted as a European equivalent of abstract expressionism. There are however, stylistic differences between the two art types. Tachisme was initially part of Art Informel which in favor of more intuitive expression, left geometric abstraction. Tachisme came as a reaction to artworks of Cubism. However, it is closely related to Informalism.
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ARTWORKS RELATED TO TACHISME
Antoni Tapies
Primer Congreso Nacional de Neuropedriatria, 1982
Limited Edition Print
Etching
EUR 1,875
Sam Francis
Untitled - Memoire de la Liberté Portfolio (SF-346), 1991
Limited Edition Print
Lithograph
USD 14,400
Sam Francis
Untitled (SFE-073RC), 1973
Limited Edition Print
Etching and Aquatint
USD 7,500 - 12,000

An Intaglio printmaking art technique. Marks capable of holding dye or ink are made on the plate by the artist then passed trough a press together with a paper, resulting in transfer of the held ink to the sheet of paper. Depending on the technique, the process can be repeated for a number of times. It uses application of mordant to a metal plate just like etching.