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Roberto Matta

Roberto Matta

Chilean, 1911–2002

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Roberto Antonio Sebástian Matta-Echaurren, usually known simply as Matta, also as Sebastián Matta or Roberto Matta, was one of Chile's best-known painters and figures in 20th century surrealist art across the Americas and Europe.

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Works in Collection

33 works
After the Nuremberg Trial, plate V (folio 8) from Judgments

After the Nuremberg Trial, plate V (folio 8) from Judgments

Roberto Matta

1967

Arcane 17

Arcane 17

Roberto Matta

1944

Blitz, plate I (folio 4) from Judgements

Blitz, plate I (folio 4) from Judgements

Roberto Matta

1967

Brunidor Portfolio, No. 1

Brunidor Portfolio, No. 1

Max Ernst

1947

Condors and Carrion (Condors y carroña)

Condors and Carrion (Condors y carroña)

Roberto Matta

1941

Endless Nude

Endless Nude

Roberto Matta

1938

Fiery Landscape (Paysage Flammifére)

Fiery Landscape (Paysage Flammifére)

Roberto Matta

1940

Genocide, plate III (folio 6) from Judgments

Genocide, plate III (folio 6) from Judgments

Roberto Matta

1967

Here, Sir Fire, Eat!

Here, Sir Fire, Eat!

Roberto Matta

1942

I Want to See It to Believe It from Brunidor Portfolio, No. 1

I Want to See It to Believe It from Brunidor Portfolio, N...

Roberto Matta

1947

Joan of Arc

Joan of Arc

Roberto Matta

1942

Judgements

Judgements

Roberto Matta

1967

Le Surréalisme en 1947

Le Surréalisme en 1947

Jean (Hans) Arp

1947

Listen to Living

Listen to Living

Roberto Matta

1941

Long Distance

Long Distance

Jim Amaral

1976–2005

Look at the Heart of the World (Vois au coeur du monde)

Look at the Heart of the World (Vois au coeur du monde)

Roberto Matta

1965

Malitte Lounge Furniture

Malitte Lounge Furniture

Roberto Matta

1966

My Blind

My Blind

Roberto Matta

1946-47

Nuremberg Judgment, plate IV (folio 7) from Judgment

Nuremberg Judgment, plate IV (folio 7) from Judgment

Roberto Matta

1967

Plate from Le Surréalisme en 1947

Plate from Le Surréalisme en 1947

Roberto Matta

1947

Popol-Vuh from Actualidad Gráfica-Panorama Artistico

Popol-Vuh from Actualidad Gráfica-Panorama Artistico

Roberto Matta

1978

Soldiers Defending the Master Race, plate II (folio 5) from Judgments

Soldiers Defending the Master Race, plate II (folio 5) fr...

Roberto Matta

1967

The Fist of the Day (Le Poing du jour) from Homage to Picasso (Hommage à Picasso)

The Fist of the Day (Le Poing du jour) from Homage to Pic...

Roberto Matta

1971, published 1973

The Onyx of Electra

The Onyx of Electra

Roberto Matta

1944

Exhibitions

45 exhibitions

Mar 31, 1943 – Jun 06, 1943

The Latin-American Collection of the Museum of Modern Art

154 artists · 1 curator

Jul 28, 1943 – Sep 26, 1943

Recent Acquisitions: European and American Paintings and Rugs

10 artists

Feb 16, 1944 – May 10, 1944

Modern Drawings

120 artists · 3 curators

May 24, 1944 – Oct 15, 1944

Painting, Sculpture, Prints

133 artists · 1 curator

Feb 15, 1945 – Mar 18, 1945

Recent Acquisitions

38 artists

Jun 20, 1945 – Feb 13, 1946

The Museum Collection of Painting and Sculpture

174 artists

Feb 19, 1946 – May 05, 1946

The Museum Collection of Painting

67 artists

Jul 02, 1946 – Sep 12, 1954

Paintings, Sculpture, and Graphic Arts from the Museum Collection

112 artists · 1 curator

Apr 01, 1947 – May 04, 1947

Large-Scale Modern Paintings

16 artists · 1 curator

Apr 15, 1947 – Jun 01, 1947

Drawings in the Collection of The Museum of Modern Art

83 artists

Dec 06, 1949 – Mar 26, 1950

Children's Holiday Carnival of Modern Art

14 artists

Dec 05, 1950 – Jan 07, 1951

Children's Holiday Carnival of Modern Art

15 artists · 1 curator

Dec 04, 1951 – Jan 06, 1952

Children's Holiday Carnival of Modern Art

12 artists

Jun 23, 1953 – Oct 04, 1953

Summer Exhibition: New Acquisitions; Recent American Prints, 1947–1953; Katherine S. Dreier Bequest; Kuniyoshi and Spencer; Expressionism in Germany; Varieties of Realism

100 artists · 2 curators

Sep 08, 1954 – Nov 28, 1954

American Prints of the 20th Century

111 artists · 1 curator

Oct 19, 1954 – Feb 06, 1955

XXVth Anniversary Exhibition: Paintings from the Museum Collection

260 artists

Mar 05, 1955 – Apr 24, 1955

Painting and Sculpture from the Museum Collection: New Acquisitions

22 artists · 1 curator

Sep 11, 1957 – Oct 20, 1957

Matta

1 artist · 1 curator

Oct 08, 1958

Second Floor Permanent Collection

28 artists

Jan 27, 1960 – Mar 20, 1960

Art Lending Service Retrospective

54 artists · 1 curator

Oct 11, 1960 – Jan 02, 1961

100 Drawings from the Museum Collection

74 artists · 1 curator

Feb 01, 1961 – Mar 04, 1961

Painting and Sculpture from the James Thrall Soby Collection

37 artists

Nov 20, 1962 – Jan 13, 1963

Recent Acquisitions

77 artists

May 27, 1964

Painting and Sculpture from the Museum Collection

169 artists

May 27, 1964 – Mar 23, 1965

Drawings from the Museum Collections: A Selection

57 artists · 1 curator

Sep 15, 1964 – Oct 24, 1964

Contemporary Painters and Sculptors as Printmakers

92 artists · 1 curator

Mar 17, 1967 – Jun 04, 1967

Latin-American Art, 1931–1966, from the Museum Collection

37 artists · 2 curators

Jan 17, 1968 – Mar 04, 1968

The Sidney and Harriet Janis Collection

55 artists · 1 curator

Mar 27, 1968 – Jun 09, 1968

Dada, Surrealism and their Heritage

94 artists · 1 curator

Apr 28, 1969 – Nov 04, 1969

Painting and Sculpture from the Museum Collection

9 artists

Nov 05, 1969 – Jan 02, 1973

Painting and Sculpture from the Museum Collection

35 artists

Feb 11, 1971 – Apr 18, 1971

Surrealist Illusion from the Museum Collection

5 artists · 1 curator

Jul 01, 1971 – Sep 27, 1971

The Artist as Adversary

140 artists · 1 curator

Jul 28, 1971 – Nov 01, 1971

Ways of Looking

132 artists · 1 curator

Mar 29, 1972

Permanent Collection

45 artists · 2 curators

Sep 26, 1977 – Nov 28, 1977

Dream/Reality/Dream

33 artists · 1 curator

Mar 22, 1979 – May 09, 1979

The James Thrall Soby Bequest

9 artists · 1 curator

Aug 09, 1979 – Nov 13, 1979

Gifts of Drawing

54 artists · 1 curator

Jan 25, 1980 – Apr 22, 1980

Four Recently Discovered Picabias and Other Modern Master Acquisitions

7 artists · 2 curators

Oct 23, 1980

Reinstallation of the Collection

129 artists

Mar 19, 1981 – Jun 02, 1981

Recent Acquisitions: Drawings

65 artists · 1 curator

May 17, 1984

Selections from the Permanent Collection: Painting and Sculpture

59 artists · 2 curators

Jun 25, 1987 – Oct 13, 1987

Drawing since 1940

58 artists · 1 curator

Aug 06, 1987 – Dec 08, 1987

Surrealist Prints from the Collection of The Museum of Modern Art

29 artists · 1 curator

Nov 20, 1987 – Mar 08, 1988

Master Prints from the Collection

66 artists · 1 curator