Matta (1912-2002)

charcoal and white chalk on paper laid down on board

Galerie du Dragon (Max Clarac-Serou), Paris
Cecilia Ayala, Paris
Mayor Gallery, London
Acquired from the above by the present owner

Nîmes, Carré d'Art, Musée d'Art Contemporain, Matta: Dessins 1937-1989, October 6-December 2, 1990, n.n.

Bochum, Bochum Museum Collection of Art, L'Amérique Latine et le Surréalisme (exhibition catalogue), 1993, no. 40, illustrated

The board is trimmed in brown archival tape which has been pulled away slightly in the lower left corner. The surface of the board is slightly rippled from being pushed back in the lower right corner. There is a small 1/8 in. loss halfway up the left margin and another 1/4 in. loss halfway up the right margin. There is a flattened repair to what appears to be slight lifiting or scratching on the bottom right side. The back of the board is covered in brown paper with some of the edges peeling back especially along the lower left and in the left corner. There is residue from old mounting tape and drip marks on the reverse. There are two round rings mounted on board on the reverse of the work in order to facilitate lifting the work from the frame.
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