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Roberto Matta
Hours of the Day Series, 8am

1975

About the Item

TECHNICAL INFORMATION Roberto Matta Hours of the Day Series, 8am 1975 Etching with aquatint 25 x 36 in. Edition of 9 Pencil signed and numbered Condition: This work is in excellent condition. It has never been framed and always stored flat for its protection Frame: Unframed The first true flowering of Matta's own art came in 1938, when he moved from drawing to the oil painting for which he is best known. This period coincided with his emigration to the United States, where he lived until 1948. His early paintings, give an indication of the work he would continue, with diffuse light patterns and bold lines on a featureless background. As Matta’s work evolved, his key ambition to represent and evoke the human psyche in visual form was filtered through the writings of Freud and the psychoanalytic view of the mind as a three-dimensional space. These paintins "are visual analogies for the artist's psyche". During the 1940's and 1950's, the disturbing state of world politics found reflection in Matta's work, with the canvases becoming busy with images of electrical machinery and distressed figures. In his art Matta creates new dimensions in a blend of organic and cosmic lifeforms, known as biomorphism. He was one of the first Surrealists to take this abstract leap, successfully combining the political and the semi-abstract in epic surreal canvases.
  • Creator:
    Roberto Matta (1911-2002, Chilean)
  • Creation Year:
    1975
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 25 in (63.5 cm)Width: 36 in (91.44 cm)
  • More Editions & Sizes:
    Edition of 125Price: $3,375
  • Medium:
  • Movement & Style:
  • Period:
  • Condition:
    This piece is in excellent condition.
  • Gallery Location:
    Miami, FL
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU538310188682
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