Lot 23
  • 23

Roberto Matta

Estimate
100,000 - 150,000 EUR
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Description

  • Roberto Matta
  • Dimension démesurée (Soleil à qui sait réunir)
  • signé et titré; signé et daté Boissy 59 au dos
  • huile sur toile
  • 114 x 146 cm; 44 7/8 x 57 1/2 in.
  • Exécuté en 1959.

Provenance

Galerie du Dragon, Paris
Galerie Arditti, Paris
Galerie Thessa Herold, Paris
Acquis auprès de celle-ci par le propriétaire actuel

Exhibited

Luxembourg, Musée d'Art Moderne Grand-Duc Jean, L'Ecole de Paris, 1945-1964, 12 décembre 1998 - 21 février 1999 ; catalogue, p.148, illustré en couleurs
Paris, Galerie Thessa Herold, Hors des doctes ténèbres, 1999 ; catalogue, p.17, illustré en couleurs
Madrid, Galerie Thessa Herold, Las Américas barrocas, 2002 ; catalogue, p.61, illustré en couleurs
Cuenca, Fundación Antonio Pérez, Pintura y escultura de la colección Irene Cábez e Ignacio Muñoz, Juin - Juillet 2005 ; catalogue, p.95, illustré en couleurs

Condition

The overall tonality is lighter in the original than in the catalogue illustration; the yellows and the greens are brighter in the original than in the catalogue illustration. The work is executed on its original canvas, not relined. Are only visible under close inspection : - superficial minor traces of wear located at the extremity of the lower right corner and in the lower left corner - two pinhead sized holes located at the extremity of the left corner. Under UV light there is no evidence of any retouching. This work is in excellent condition.
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