Sale 1841
New York
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31 May - 1 June 2007
Price realised
USD 21,600
Estimate
Matta (Chilean 1911-2002) IntegRealism inscribed 'Humanity must be the synthesis- integRealism- Space in human nature' (along the bottom) and numbered '5, #851' (on the verso), also labeled '2004' on a sticker (on the verso) color pencil, crayon and graphite on paper 14 x 19½ in. (35.5 x 50 cm.)
Provenance
Acquired from the artist by the present owner, circa 1950s.
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