Lot 160
  • 160

Matta (1911-2002)

Estimate
180,000 - 250,000 USD
bidding is closed

Description

  • Matta
  • Expression perdue
  • signed lower right
  • oil on canvas
  • 78 by 72 1/2 in.
  • 198.3 by 184.5 cm
  • Painted in 1985.

Provenance

Galerie de France, Paris
Galerie Beaubourg, Paris
Private Collection, Europe (acquired by 1994)

Exhibited

Bangkok, Bhirasi Institute of Modern Art, Peinture en France: les années 80, June-September 1987, no.7
Santiago de Chile, Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes de Santiago de Chile, Matta UNI-VERSO 11-11-11, November 11-December 30, 1991 no. 46, illustrated in color

Condition

This work is ready to hang. The canvas is unlined and well-stretched. Minor buckling to the canvas is visible in the extreme upper corners. The media layer overall is healthy and stable. The work is titled and numbered with archive number 85/3 on the stretcher.
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