Lot Essay
This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity signed by Germana Matta Ferrari and dated 30 March 2015.
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SOLD BY THE ORDER OF THE TRUSTEES OF THE HIRSHHORN MUSEUM AND SCULPTURE GARDEN TO BENEFIT ITS ACQUISITIONS PROGRAM
Matta (Chilean 1911-2002)
Morning Wrest (Study for "To Cover the Earth with a New Dew")
Details
Matta (Chilean 1911-2002)
Morning Wrest (Study for "To Cover the Earth with a New Dew")
oil on canvas
29 1/4 x 39 1/4 in. (74.2 x 99.7 cm.)
Painted in 1953.
Morning Wrest (Study for "To Cover the Earth with a New Dew")
oil on canvas
29 1/4 x 39 1/4 in. (74.2 x 99.7 cm.)
Painted in 1953.
Provenance
Sidney Janis Gallery, New York.
Joseph H. Hirshhorn.
Gift from the above in 1966.
Joseph H. Hirshhorn.
Gift from the above in 1966.
Exhibited
New York, Sidney Janis Gallery, Matta: New Paintings, 1955.