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Matta (1912-2002)
Estimate
275,000 - 325,000 USD
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Description
- Matta
- Vert je te veux Vert (Verde que te quiero verde)
signed, titled and dated P 54 on the reverse
- 45 by 57 5/8 in.
- (114.3 by 146.3 cm)
oil on canvas
Provenance
Galerie Albert Loeb, Paris
Acquired from the above by the previous owner
Galería Ramis Barquet, Monterrey
Mary-Anne Fine Art, New York
Private Collection, Mexico
Acquired from the above by the previous owner
Galería Ramis Barquet, Monterrey
Mary-Anne Fine Art, New York
Private Collection, Mexico
Exhibited
Indianapolis, Indianapolis Museum of Art; Flushing, The Queens Museum; Miami, Center for the Fine Arts; Mexico City, Centro Cultural de Arte Contemporáneo, Art of the Fantastic: Latin America, 1920-1987, June 28, 1987-May 22, 1988, p. 119, illustrated in color
Condition
The canvas is unlined and well stretched. Under ultraviolet light, there is a 12 in. scattered line of possible inpainting beginning along the upper edge. There is a tiny spot of loss in the center of the upper edge and two miniature scuffs in the upper right corner consistent with frame abrasions. The work has been varnished. Overall this work is in excellent condition.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
Romance Sonámbula
Verde que te quiero verde.
Verde viento. Verdes ramas.
El barco sobre la mar
y el caballo en la montaña.
Con la sombra en la cintura
ella sueña en su baranda,
verde carne, pelo verde,
con ojos de fría plata.
Verde que te quiero verde.
Bajo la luna gitana,
las cosas la están mirando
y ella no puede mirarlas
Verde que te quiero verde.
Grandes estrellas de escarcha,
vienen con el pez de sombra
que abre el camino del alba.
La higuera frota su viento
con la lija de sus ramas,
y el monte, gato garduño,
eriza sus pitas agrias.
¿Pero quién vendrá? ¿Y por dónde?
Ella sigue en su baranda,
verde carne, pelo verde,
soñando en la mar amarga . . . .
Federico García Lorca
2 de agosto de 1924