Lot 52
  • 52

Matta (1911-2002)

Estimate
200,000 - 300,000 USD
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Description

  • Matta
  • Out to Alisma
  • inscribed on the reverse
  • oil on canvas
  • 49 1/2 by 59 1/4 in.
  • 125.7 by 150.4 cm
  • Painted in 1948.

Provenance

Pierre Matisse Gallery, New York
Frank Pearls Gallery, Los Angeles
Michael Hertz, Bremen
Galleria dell'Oca, Rome
Totah Gallery, London
Galerie Art Curial, Paris
Galerie Jan Krugier, Geneva
Kunst Edition, Düsseldorf
Private Collection, New York

Exhibited

Milwaukee, The Patrick and Beatrice Haggerty Museum of Art, Marquette University, Matta: Surrealism and Beyond, September 19-November 30, 1997, no. 5, p. 38, illustrated in color 

Condition

The work presents some minor abrasions along the edges. UV light examination revealed no sign of inpainting or repair. Otherwise in very good condition.
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