Lot 177
  • 177

Matta (1912-2002)

Estimate
80,000 - 140,000 USD
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Description

  • Matta
  • Le Grand Jeu
  • 44 7/8 by 57 1/2 in.
  • (114 by 146 cm)
  • Painted in 1956.
oil on canvas

Provenance

Baron et Baronne Urvater, Bruxelles
Private Collection

Exhibited

Caracas, Sala de Exposiciones, Fundación Eugenio Mendoza, Matta, October 4-20, 1957, n.n.
London, Hayward Gallery, Dada and Surrealism reviewed, January 11 - March 27, 1978, p. 444, no. 17.30

Condition

The canvas is unlined and well stretched. There is a 1 in. horizontal repaired tear along the center of the left edge. There are some frame abrasions visible on all edges and a few scuffs throughout the painting possibly by the artist at work. There are several vertical lines of inpainting intermittently in a line down the length of the canvas approximately 12 in. from the right edge. Overall in good condition.
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