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Je Fixe Des Vertiges

Roberto Matta’s Attire Le Gai Venin, 1978 etching with vibrant swirling abstract shapes in green, yellow, red, and pink tones, part of the Una temporada en infierno portfolio.

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Roberto Matta was an artist from Chile who was first involved in the Surrealist movement and was an early mentor to those who would follow the Abstract Expressionism style. Matta was educated as an architect and interior designer at the Sacré Coeur Jesuit College and the Catholic University of Santiago. Once he graduated, he entered into the Merchant Marines which allowed him to travel to different parts of Europe. It is believed that this early travel inspired him for much of his artwork later on, especially when he was exposed to Picasso's Guernica and was introduced to the famous Marcel Duchamp. In 1938 Roberto Matta began painting. His first oil landscape was completed in Brittany. It was called Cruxificion and was considerably more socially and politically charged than other Surrealist works. In fact, the controversial matter of which Roberto Matta added to his paintings was often considered not to truly follow the movement as others did. He was actually expelled by the Surrealists in 1947. Cruxificion, which was oil on canvas, was created using the practice of automatism, where the artist is more spontaneous in what they put in their work. Roberto Matta is still best known for Cruxificion probably because of its abstraction and foray into the complex world of the human mind. Later in Matta's career he moved away from the Surrealist style and began what he called his "Social Morphologies". These were emotional and echoed the political strife that was going on throughout the world. They often pictured machines in a constant battle with spaces and planes that were quite ambiguous. He was later invited back by the Surrealists but decided to continue on his own path and focus on his unique style. He is still known best for his incorporation of social ills into his artworks when others were choosing to focus on less controversial subjects Read Less

Roberto Matta

Attire Le Gai Venin, 1978

Name: Attire Le Gai Venin, 1978
Brand: Roberto Matta
SKU: 9677
Price: 1875 EUR
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From the portfolio "Una temporada en infierno" (A season in hell) - Portfolio of 10 works illustrating (...) Show More

Inventory 9677

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Edition of 100

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ARTWORKS BY ROBERTO MATTA

Roberto Matta

Je Fixe Des Vertiges (plate 1), 1977

Limited Edition Print

Etching And Aquatint

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Roberto Matta

Damné Par L’Arc En Ciel, 1985

Limited Edition Print

Etching And Aquatint

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Roberto Matta

Demoiselles

Limited Edition Print

Etching And Aquatint

EUR 850

Roberto Matta

Untitled 212 (From The New School), 1980

Limited Edition Print

Etching And Aquatint

USD 850

Roberto Matta

Untitled (Playful Figures), 1968

Limited Edition Print

Lithograph

USD 780

Roberto Matta

Cover Design For VVV Magazine , c. 1942

Drawing / Watercolor

Mixed Media

USD 8,450

Roberto Matta

Coigitum, 1975

Limited Edition Print

Etching And Aquatint

USD 750

Roberto Matta

Untitled X, 1962

Limited Edition Print

Lithograph

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Roberto Matta

Untitled XIV, 1962

Limited Edition Print

Lithograph

USD 1,250

Roberto Matta

Or Dur Or Aison, 1971

Limited Edition Print

Lithograph

USD 4,250

Roberto Matta

Hommage A Federico Garcia Lorca, 1999

Limited Edition Print

Silkscreen

EUR 925

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L'Explosion Qui Éclaire Mon Abime, 1978

Limited Edition Print

Etching

EUR 1,875

Roberto Matta

Des Secrets Pour Changer La Vie, 1978

Limited Edition Print

Etching

EUR 1,875

Roberto Matta

Damné Par L'Arc En Ciel, 1978

Limited Edition Print

Etching

EUR 1,875

Roberto Matta

Plusieurs Autres Vies, 1978

Limited Edition Print

Etching

EUR 1,875

Roberto Matta

Attire Le Gai Venin, 1978

Limited Edition Print

Etching

EUR 1,875

Roberto Matta

Je Fixe Des Vertiges, 1978

Limited Edition Print

Etching

EUR 1,875

Roberto Matta

Feu, Feu Sur Moi, 1978

Limited Edition Print

Etching

EUR 1,875

Roberto Matta

L'âme Est Une Inconnue, 1978

Limited Edition Print

Etching

EUR 1,875

Roberto Matta

Nous Ne Sommes Pas Au Monde, 1978

Limited Edition Print

Etching

EUR 1,875

Roberto Matta

Music Foot (portfolio), 1990

Limited Edition Print

Lithograph

EUR 2,750

Roberto Matta

Les Cadeaux De La Mère Noël Et Du Père Noël, 1968–1969

Drawing / Watercolor

Mixed Media

USD 13,000 - 15,000

Roberto Matta

Octravi, 1974–1975

Limited Edition Print

Lithograph

USD 1,550

Roberto Matta

Homenaje Aux Pyrenees, 1976

Drawing / Watercolor

Pastel

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Roberto Matta

Untitled (from Così Fan Tutte) #7, 1970

Limited Edition Print

Etching And Aquatint

USD 1,875

Roberto Matta

Untitled (from Così Fan Tutte) #6, 1970

Limited Edition Print

Etching And Aquatint

USD 1,875

Roberto Matta

Untitled (from Così Fan Tutte) #5, 1970

Limited Edition Print

Etching And Aquatint

USD 1,875

Roberto Matta

Untitled (from Così Fan Tutte) #4, 1970

Limited Edition Print

Etching

USD 1,875

Roberto Matta

Untitled (from Così Fan Tutte) #3, 1970

Limited Edition Print

Etching And Aquatint

USD 1,875

Roberto Matta

Untitled (from Così Fan Tutte) #2, 1970

Limited Edition Print

Etching And Aquatint

USD 1,875

Roberto Matta

Untitled (from Così Fan Tutte) #1, 1970

Limited Edition Print

Etching And Aquatint

USD 1,875

Roberto Matta

Fog Gog Magog (2), 1971

Limited Edition Print

Lithograph

USD 1,500

Roberto Matta

Hom'mere II (L'eautre), 1975

Limited Edition Print

Etching And Aquatint

Currently Not Available

Roberto Matta

Obra Gráfica, 1979

Limited Edition Print

Lithograph

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Roberto Matta

Je Suis Intact, 1978

Limited Edition Print

Etching

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Roberto Matta

Espace De L'Espece - Interrogation Humaine

Limited Edition Print

Lithograph

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Untitled (Assorted Centaurs), 1968

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Devoirs Dans Le Hasard, 1973

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L'arc obscure des heures 12 am, 1975

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F M R Oems - Portfolio, 1971

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Redness of blue, 1996

Limited Edition Print

Hom’mère #2, 1975

Limited Edition Print

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Limited Edition Print

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