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Modern Day Auction
Property from a Distinguished New York Collection
Matta
Membranes de l'espace (Agua safiro)
Auction Closed
May 17, 10:38 PM GMT
Estimate
300,000 - 400,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Property from a Distinguished New York Collection
Matta
1911 - 2002
Membranes de l'espace (Agua safiro)
signed Matta, titled and dated 1942 (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
28¾ by 36¼ in.
73 by 92 cm.
Executed in 1942.
Pierre Matisse Gallery, New York
Private Collection (acquired from the above)
Maxwell Davidson Gallery, New York (acquired by 1982)
Mary-Anne Martin Fine Art, New York (acquired from the above)
Acquired from the above in December 1985 by the present owner
Exh. Cat., Paris, Centre Georges Pompidou, Matta, 1985, p. 42, illustrated
New York, Pierre Matisse Gallery, Matta, 1944, no. 10
Waltham, Brandeis University, Rose Art Museum, Matta: The First Decade, 1982, no. 32, p. 60, illustrated
Waltham, Brandeis University, Rose Art Museum, Matta: The First Decade, 1982, no. 32, p. 60, illustrated