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Roberto Matta
Estimate
70,000 - 100,000 GBP
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Description
- Roberto Matta
- S'executant (Sexe Ecoutant)
- oil on canvas
- 137 by 151cm.; 54 by 59 1/2 in.
- Executed in 1968.
Provenance
Alexander Iolas Gallery, New York
Court Gallery, Copenhagen
Acquired directly from the above by the present owner in 1968
Court Gallery, Copenhagen
Acquired directly from the above by the present owner in 1968
Condition
Colour:
The colours in the catalogue illustration are fairly accurate.
Condition:
Unexamined out if its frame, this work is in very good condition. Close inspection reveals a few extremely thin hairline cracks in places, most notably along the right edge. Further very close inspection reveals a very unobtrusive media accretion towards the centre right of the composition and a minute speck of loss towards the centre of the lower left quadrant. No restoration is apparent when examined under ultraviolet light.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
“I want to show the contradictions involved in reality. It is the space created by contradictions, the space of that struggle, which interests me as the best picture of our real condition.”
Roberto Matta quoted in: Exhibition Catalogue, New York, The Museum of Modern Art, Matta, 1957, p. 7