Lot Essay
The present drawing was used as a maquette for the cover of the book Lettres sur la bombe atomique by Denis de Rougemont, 1945.
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THE PROPERTY OF A EUROPEAN GENTLEMAN
Matta (1911-2002)
Lettre sur la bombe atomique
Details
Matta (1911-2002)
Lettre sur la bombe atomique
dated and numbered 'P 1945 38' on the verso
colored chalk with paper collage on black paper
14¼ x 19in. (36 x 48.2cm.)
Drawn in 1944-45
Lettre sur la bombe atomique
dated and numbered 'P 1945 38' on the verso
colored chalk with paper collage on black paper
14¼ x 19in. (36 x 48.2cm.)
Drawn in 1944-45
Provenance
Sidney Janis Gallery, New York
Maxwell Davidson Gallery, New York
Anon. sale, Sotheby's New York, 18th, 19th and 20th Century Latin American Paintings, Drawings, Sculpture and Prints, December 3, 1981, lot 73 (illustrated)
Maxwell Davidson Gallery, New York
Anon. sale, Sotheby's New York, 18th, 19th and 20th Century Latin American Paintings, Drawings, Sculpture and Prints, December 3, 1981, lot 73 (illustrated)