Francisco Matto (Uruguayan 1911-1995)
Composition with Six Compartments
signed and dated 'Matto 50' (upper right) and also inscribed 'TTG' (center right)
oil on paper laid down on board
15¾ x 20½ in. (40 x 52 cm.)
Painted in 1950.
Provenance
Estate of the Artist, Montevideo.
Cecilia de Torres Ltd., New York.
Sicardi Gallery, Houston.
Acquired from the above by the present owner.
Exhibited
New York, Cecilia de Torres Ltd., Totems, Portraits and Graphisms, November 1999.
Houston, Sicardi Gallery, The School of the South, Taller Torres-García, October- December 2001.
Lot Essay
We are grateful to Mrs. Cecilia de Torres for her assistance in confirming the authenticity of this work.