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Surrealist Masterpieces from an Important American Collection
MATTA (1911-2002)
Science, conscience et patience du vitreur
Details
MATTA (1911-2002)
Science, conscience et patience du vitreur
titled 'SCIENCE, CONSCIENCE ET PATIENCE DU VITREUR' (on the stretcher)
oil on canvas
79 x 177 1⁄8 in. (200.7 x 449.9 cm.)
Painted in 1944
Science, conscience et patience du vitreur
titled 'SCIENCE, CONSCIENCE ET PATIENCE DU VITREUR' (on the stretcher)
oil on canvas
79 x 177 1⁄8 in. (200.7 x 449.9 cm.)
Painted in 1944
Provenance
Jeffrey H. Loria & Co., Inc., New York (acquired from the artist, January 1994).
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 1998.
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 1998.
Literature
A. Breton, Le Surrealisme et la Peinture, Paris, 1928; reprinted 1965, pp. 185 and 420 (illustrated).
M. Sawin, Surrealism in Exile and the Beginning of the New York School, Cambridge, 1995, pp. 372 and 461.
K. Mercer, "Aubrey Williams: Abstraction in Diaspora," in British Art Studies, no. 8, 8 June 2018, n.p., fig. 15 (illustrated).
M. Sawin, Surrealism in Exile and the Beginning of the New York School, Cambridge, 1995, pp. 372 and 461.
K. Mercer, "Aubrey Williams: Abstraction in Diaspora," in British Art Studies, no. 8, 8 June 2018, n.p., fig. 15 (illustrated).
Exhibited
Stockholm, Moderna Museet, Sebastián Matta: 15 Forms of Doubting, October-November 1959, pp. 11 and 21-22, no. 1 (illustrated; titled Le vitreur).
Bologna, Museo Civico, Sebastián Matta: Mostra antologica in Bologna, May-June 1963, n.p., no. 4 (illustrated).
Vienna, Museum des 20. Jahrhunderts, Roberto Sebastián Matta, September-October 1963, pp. 1 and 8, no. 5 (illustrated; titled Wissen, Gewissen und Geduld des Glasers).
Düsseldorf, Kunsthalle Grabbeplatz, Kunstverein für die Rheinlande und Westfalen, Roberto Sebastián Matta, November 1963-January 1964, p. 18 (illustrated).
Amsterdam, Stedelijk Museum, Matta, January-March 1964, pp. 18-19, no. 5 (illustrated; titled Weten, geweten en geduld van de glazenmaker).
Mannheim, Kunsthalle, Roberto Sebastián Matta, March-April 1964, no. 5 (illustrated).
Brussels, Palais des Beaux Arts, Matta, May 1964, pp. 18-19 (illustrated).
London, Hayward Gallery, Matta Coïgitum, September-November 1977, pp. 25-26 and 59 (illustrated).
Valencia, Sala d'Expositions, Ajuntament de València; Madrid, Palacio de Cristal and Bilbao, Museo de Bellas Artes, Matta, May-December 1983, pp. 74 and 94 (illustrated; titled Ciencia, conciencia y paciencia del vidriador).
Paris, Centre Georges Pompidou, Musée National d'Art Moderne, Matta, October-December 1985, pp. 138-139, no. 66 (illustrated).
Paris, Centre Georges Pompidou, Musée National d'Art Moderne, André Breton: La Beauté convulsive, April-August 1991, p. 382-383 and 490 (illustrated).
Barcelona, Fundació Caixa Catalunya and Madrid, Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Matta, January-June 1999, pp. 97 and 170 (illustrated).
New York, El Museo del Barrio, Nexus New York: Latin/American Artists in the Modern Metropolis, October 2009-February 2010, pp. 194-195 (illustrated).
Bologna, Museo Civico, Sebastián Matta: Mostra antologica in Bologna, May-June 1963, n.p., no. 4 (illustrated).
Vienna, Museum des 20. Jahrhunderts, Roberto Sebastián Matta, September-October 1963, pp. 1 and 8, no. 5 (illustrated; titled Wissen, Gewissen und Geduld des Glasers).
Düsseldorf, Kunsthalle Grabbeplatz, Kunstverein für die Rheinlande und Westfalen, Roberto Sebastián Matta, November 1963-January 1964, p. 18 (illustrated).
Amsterdam, Stedelijk Museum, Matta, January-March 1964, pp. 18-19, no. 5 (illustrated; titled Weten, geweten en geduld van de glazenmaker).
Mannheim, Kunsthalle, Roberto Sebastián Matta, March-April 1964, no. 5 (illustrated).
Brussels, Palais des Beaux Arts, Matta, May 1964, pp. 18-19 (illustrated).
London, Hayward Gallery, Matta Coïgitum, September-November 1977, pp. 25-26 and 59 (illustrated).
Valencia, Sala d'Expositions, Ajuntament de València; Madrid, Palacio de Cristal and Bilbao, Museo de Bellas Artes, Matta, May-December 1983, pp. 74 and 94 (illustrated; titled Ciencia, conciencia y paciencia del vidriador).
Paris, Centre Georges Pompidou, Musée National d'Art Moderne, Matta, October-December 1985, pp. 138-139, no. 66 (illustrated).
Paris, Centre Georges Pompidou, Musée National d'Art Moderne, André Breton: La Beauté convulsive, April-August 1991, p. 382-383 and 490 (illustrated).
Barcelona, Fundació Caixa Catalunya and Madrid, Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Matta, January-June 1999, pp. 97 and 170 (illustrated).
New York, El Museo del Barrio, Nexus New York: Latin/American Artists in the Modern Metropolis, October 2009-February 2010, pp. 194-195 (illustrated).
Further Details
This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from the Matta Archives, signed by Alisée Matta and dated 16 October 2026.
Présenté par
Paige Kestenman
Vice President, Senior Specialist, Co-Head of 20th Century Evening Sale