Roberto Matta ART FOR SALE

1911 Santiago, Chile - 2002 Civitavecchia, Italy. Known for: Abstract figurative and surreal painting.

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Roberto Matta was born on November 11, 1911, and brought up in Santiago, Chile. He was educated in his native country as an architect and interior designer at the Sacr Coeur Jesuit College and at the Catholic University of Santiago from 1929 to 1931. In 1933 he became a Merchant Marine which enabled him to leave Santiago and travel to Europe. In the 1930s he went to Paris where he studied architecture under LeCorbusier. At the end of 1934 Matta visited Spain, where he met the poet and playwright Federico Garcia Lorca, who through a letter introduced young Roberto to Salvador Dali. Dali in turn encouraged Matta to show some of his drawings to Andre Breton. Matta's acquaintance with Dali and Breton strongly influenced his artistic formation... Read full biography

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La Dulce Aqua Vita

Type:Print/graphic art

Year:2002

Size:48.00" x 41.00"

Medium:Etching

Signed:Signed

Edition:Edition of 125

Notes:

Title: La Dulce Aqua Vita Year: 2002 Medium: Carborundum Etching on Hand-Made Paper, signed and numbered in marker Edition: 125 Paper Size: 48 x 41 inches [122 x 104 cm]

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"Untitled"

Type:Print

Year:1975

Size:22.13" x 19.75"

Medium:Other

Signed:Signed

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Neal Auction June 5 Lot 427. Roberto Matta, Chilean, 1911-2005, "Untitled", pastel-enhanced etching and aquatint, c. 1975, pencil-signed lower margin, partial "Arches" watermark, framed.

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