Live Auction 3745Latin American Art
Matta (Chilean 1911-2002)
Lot 155 SOLD BY THE ORDER OF THE TRUSTEES OF THE HIRSHHORN MUSEUM AND SCULPTURE GARDEN TO BENEFIT ITS ACQUISITIONS PROGRAM

Matta (Chilean 1911-2002)

Morning Wrest (Study for "To Cover the Earth with a New Dew")

Closed28 May 2015

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USD 185,000

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Matta (Chilean 1911-2002)
Morning Wrest (Study for "To Cover the Earth with a New Dew")
oil on canvas
29 1/4 x 39 1/4 in. (74.2 x 99.7 cm.)
Painted in 1953.

Sidney Janis Gallery, New York.
Joseph H. Hirshhorn.
Gift from the above in 1966.

Specialist note

This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity signed by Germana Matta Ferrari and dated 30 March 2015.