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The Eld of the World

Name: The Eld Of The World | Roberto Matta
Brand: RoGallery
SKU: 35011

Roberto Matta

$15,000

Chilean (1911–2002)

Date: 2002
Carborundum Etching on Hand-Made Paper, signed and numbered in marker
Edition of 125, XXXV
Size: 48 in. x 41 in. (121.92 cm x 104.14 cm)
Publisher: Nordstamp

$15,000

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about The Eld of the World

Roberto Matta's vibrant red Surrealist work is filled with spiritual motifs and figures.

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About The Artist: Roberto Matta

Roberto Antonio Sebastián Matta Echaurren was born on November 11, 1911 in Santiago, Chile. Roberto Matta was educated in his native country as an architect and interior designer at the Sacré Coeur Jesuit College and at the Catholic University of Santiago, from 1929-31. In 1933 he became a Merchant Marine which enabled him to leave Santiago and travel to Europe. From 1933-34 he worked in Paris as an atelier for famed-architect...

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About The Medium: Carborundum

The trade name for silicon carbide, carborundum began its use in printmaking as an abrasive which was used in effacing lithographic stones. The particles, when mixed together with glue can also be used to draw on a plate - sometimes creating a raised surface - which is then inked and printed with the ink being held in the spaces between the particles. The resulting prints are often textured due to the raised areas of the printing surface.

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