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Tàpies, Antoni (äntō`nē tä`pēĕs), 1923–, Catalan artist. He became a painter after first studying law. His earliest works were inventive arrangements of objects against dark backgrounds, but his later work shows the influence of Paul Klee Klee, Paul (poul klā), 1879–1940, Swiss painter, graphic artist, and art theorist, b. near Bern.
..... Click the link for more information. and Joan Miró Miró, Joan (zhōän` mērō`), 1893–1983, Spanish surrealist painter.
..... Click the link for more information. . Under the influence of Jean Dubuffet Dubuffet, Jean (zhäN dübüfā`), 1901–85, French painter and sculptor. Dubuffet began his artistic career in 1942.
..... Click the link for more information. , his work became more abstract and he began to mix media. For example, he painted Desk with a Straw directly on a desktop. Other notable works include Grey Blanket (1971, New York), Pants and Woven Wire (1973, Los Angeles), and Blue and Bamboo (1973, Barcelona).