Lithograph in colors on arches paper
Roberto Matta (1911-2002) - Chilean architect and Surrealist artist
Georges Visat- publisher
Signed "Matta" in pencil lower right
Numbered 37/50 from the edition of 50
Image dimensions: 22 1/4 x 22 3/4 in. (56.5 x 57.8 cm)
Sheet dimensions: 25 x 35 1/2 in. (63.5 x 90.2 cm)
Good condition
Estimate: $1,500-2,400

Detailed Description

Beautiful pinks and yellows

Roberto Matta (Chilean, 1911-2002)

Matta was born in 1911 in Santiago de Chile. He studied architecture in Chile and later moved to Paris where he worked for Le Corbusier. He travelled extensively across Europe and became acquainted with Federico García Lorca, Salvador Dalí and André Breton. It was Breton who declared him to be a Surrealist, and Matta felt a real connection to this group of artists. Initially, he only contributed editorial on architecture in a surrealistic magazine, but later started painting himself in 1938 and quickly became a part of the great Surrealism Exhibition in Paris. To avoid the war, Matta moved to New York, where he was very quickly accepted as an artist. He returned to Europe in 1948, moving to Rome. Most of Matta’s drawings show his political influences.

Condition

Work was examined out of its frame. Slight mat staining at extereme margin edges. There is a small horizontal one inch restored tear along the lower right margin edge. Colors are strong. Work is free of any support and is in good condition.

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