Lot 116
  • 116

Matta (1911-2002)

Estimate
35,000 - 45,000 USD
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Description

  • Matta
  • Mar-cella (from the Don Qui series)
  • signed and titled lower left
  • pastel on paper mounted on canvas
  • 52 1/3 by 60 1/4 in.
  • 133 by 153 cm
  • Executed in 1985.

Provenance

Galerie de France, Paris

Exhibited

Paris, Galerie de France, Matta Don Qui 1605-1985, November 1985
New York, Haim Chanin Fine Arts, Don Qui 1605-1985, April 3-May 4, 2002

Condition

Examined under glass. There are pinholes on all four corners of the paper. The upper and lower edges of the paper are uneven. There is a diagonal repaired tear extending down the center of the paper on the upper edge, measuring 4 ½ in.
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