Ciel Volant
Details
Matta (Chilean 1911-2002)
Ciel Volant
titled, signed and dated 'Ciel Volant, Matta, 57' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
44¾ x 57½ in. (113.6 x 146 cm.)
Painted in 1957.
Ciel Volant
titled, signed and dated 'Ciel Volant, Matta, 57' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
44¾ x 57½ in. (113.6 x 146 cm.)
Painted in 1957.
Provenance
Pierre Matisse Gallery, New York.
Acquavella Gallery, New York.
Acquavella Gallery, New York.
Literature
Hypo-Kulturstiftung and Vienna, Kunsthaus, 1991, no. 33 (illustrated).
Exhibition catalogue, Masson et Matta. Les Deux Univers, Yokohama, Yokohama Museum of Art, 1994, no. 33 (illustrated in color).
Exhibition catalogue, Masson et Matta. Les Deux Univers, Yokohama, Yokohama Museum of Art, 1994, no. 33 (illustrated in color).
Exhibited
Munich, Kunsthalle der Hypo-Kulturstiftung and Vienna, Kunsthaus, Matta, September 1991- February 1992, no. 33.
Yokohama, Yokohama Museum of Art, Masson et Matta. Les Deux Univers, April-June 1994, no. 33.
Yokohama, Yokohama Museum of Art, Masson et Matta. Les Deux Univers, April-June 1994, no. 33.
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Sale room notice
Please note this lot is sold with a certificate of authenticity signed by Mme. Germana Matta Ferrari dated 11 May 2009.