Live Auction 2359Latin American Sale
Matta (Chilean 1911-2002)
Lot 52

Matta (Chilean 1911-2002)

Tocar las cicatrices inhumanas

Closed18 November 2010

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USD 194,500

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Matta (Chilean 1911-2002)
Tocar las cicatrices inhumanas
inscribed 'TOCAR LAS CICATRICES INHUMANAS' (lower left) and signed and dated 'Matta 59-60' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
80¾ x 81½ in. (205 x 207 cm.)
Painted in 1959-60.

Maurice Lefebvre-Foinet, Paris.
By descent.
Lefebvre-Foinet collection, Christie's, Paris, 1 December 2009, lot 31 (illustrated in color).
Acquired from the above by the present owner.

Specialist note

This work is sold with a certificate of authenticity signed by Mme. Germana Matta Ferrari and dated 24 September 2009.