Roberto Matta - 20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale London Wednesday, March 6, 2019 | Phillips

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  • Provenance

    Pierre Matisse Gallery, New York (acquired directly from the artist)
    Galerie de France, Paris
    Private Collection

  • Exhibited

    New York, Acquavella Galleries, Inc., XIX & XX Century Master Drawings & Watercolors, 24 April – 19 May 1984, no. 24, pp. 54-55 (illustrated)
    Museum Bochum, Matta: Zeichnungen 1937–1988, 11 June – 31 July 1988, no. 24
    Paris, Galerie de France, Matta - dessins 1936-1989, 12 January - 3 March 1990 (illustrated)

131

Mouth to Mouth

signed and dated 'Matta '42' lower right; further titled [in French] 'Bouche en bouche' on the reverse
coloured crayon and pencil on paper
73.7 x 58.4 cm (29 x 22 7/8 in.)
Executed in 1942, this work is registered in the Matta Archives under number D. 42/31.

Estimate
£15,000 - 20,000 ‡♠

Sold for £42,500

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20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale

London Auction 8 March 2019