Roberto Sebastian Matta *
(Santiago, Chile 1911–2002 Civitavecchia, Italy)
Les silabes témoins, 1960, signed (barely visible) and titled, oil on canvas, 115 x 145 cm, framed
This work is registered in the Archives de l‘oeuvre de Matta, Tarquinia-Paris and is accompanied by a photo certificate of authenticity.
This work is accompanied by a photo certificate signed by the artist with the stamps of Galleria San Luca, Bologna and Galleria L‘Attico, Rome.
Provenance:
Galleria San Luca, Bologna
Galleria L‘Attico, Rome
European Private Collection
Exhibited:
Milan, Il tempo di tutti i furori. Arp, Masson, Matta, Picabia, Galleria Arte 92, 27 November – 6 February 1993, exh. cat. pp. 42–43 with ill. (label on the reverse)
Turin, I Pittori del Sogno, January 1997, exh. cat. p. 17 with ill. (label on the reverse)
Milan, Itinerario di un decennio, Galleria Arte 92, November 2000, exh. cat. p. 55 with ill.
“Matta is the one who most holds fast to his star, who is perhaps on the best path to the ultimate secret: the ability to control fire.”
André Breton, 1944
Specialist: Alessandro Rizzi
(Santiago, Chile 1911–2002 Civitavecchia, Italy)
Les silabes témoins, 1960, signed (barely visible) and titled, oil on canvas, 115 x 145 cm, framed
This work is registered in the Archives de l‘oeuvre de Matta, Tarquinia-Paris and is accompanied by a photo certificate of authenticity.
This work is accompanied by a photo certificate signed by the artist with the stamps of Galleria San Luca, Bologna and Galleria L‘Attico, Rome.
Provenance:
Galleria San Luca, Bologna
Galleria L‘Attico, Rome
European Private Collection
Exhibited:
Milan, Il tempo di tutti i furori. Arp, Masson, Matta, Picabia, Galleria Arte 92, 27 November – 6 February 1993, exh. cat. pp. 42–43 with ill. (label on the reverse)
Turin, I Pittori del Sogno, January 1997, exh. cat. p. 17 with ill. (label on the reverse)
Milan, Itinerario di un decennio, Galleria Arte 92, November 2000, exh. cat. p. 55 with ill.
“Matta is the one who most holds fast to his star, who is perhaps on the best path to the ultimate secret: the ability to control fire.”
André Breton, 1944
Specialist: Alessandro Rizzi
