Lot 102
  • 102

Matta (1911-2002)

Estimate
80,000 - 120,000 USD
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Description

  • Matta
  • Mon Coeur dans le sport (Atmosphère-favorable)
  • signed lower right; also inscribed Matta Mon Coeur dans le sport  59-1960 on the reverse
  • oil on canvas
  • 32 by 39 3/8 in.
  • 81.3 by 100 cm
  • Painted in 1959-1960.

Provenance

Alberto Grandome Albiosola
Galleria La Polena, Geneva
Galleria La Bussola, Torino
Galleria d'Arte Spagnoli, Florence
Michael Schiffman, Los Angeles
Private Collection, Los Angeles

Exhibited

Rome, Galleria dell'Oca, Matta, Opere dal 1939 al 1975, October-November 1976, no. 39, illustrated
Milwaukee, The Haggerty Museum of Art, Marquette University, Matta: Surrealism and Beyond, September 19-November 30, 1997, no. 17, p. 51, illustrated in color

Condition

This work is in very good condition overall. The canvas is unlined and well-stretched. The paint layer is stable overall. There is minor buckling to the lower left corner of the canvas. Under ultraviolet inspection, fluorescing occurs; however, this is inherent to the nature of the medium selected/used by the artist.
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