Lot 31
  • 31

Roberto Matta

Estimate
200,000 - 300,000 EUR
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Description

  • Roberto Matta
  • Le Fabricœur d'Univers
  • huile sur toile
  • 124 x 172 cm ; 48 7/8 x 67 3/4 in.

Provenance

Acquis directement auprès de l'artiste (1951-52)
Professeur Jean Dausset, Paris
Madame Jean Dausset, Paris

Exhibited

Paris, Galerie du Dragon, Matta, 1952

Condition

The colours are fairly accurate in the catalogue illustration although the overall tonality is more contrasted, the green is more vivid, the grey background is more blue, the white and the yellow are brighter. The canvas is not lined. Due the artist's technique, few minor scattered paint losses are only visible under very close inspection. A careful retouching located in the lower left corner is only visible under UV light . This work is in very good condition
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Catalogue Note

oil on canvas. Painted in 1951.