Matta (Chilean 1911-2002)
L'assasin Philantrope
charcoal and pastel on paper laid down on canvas
59½ x 39½ in. (151 x 100.3 cm.)
Drawn in 1951.
Provenance
A gift from the artist.
Anon. sale, Sotheby's London, Post War and Contemporary Art, February 23, 1990, lot 362 (illustrated in color).
Galerie Dragon, Paris.
Galeria Ruggerini & Zonca, Milan.
Galeria Santa Giustina, Lucca.
Antonio Blanco collection, Caracas.
Exhibited
Milan, Galleria Ruggerini & Zonca, Fogli del Novecento, 1991, n.p., n. 32.
Lot Essay
The present work is being sold with a certificate of authenticity signed by Germana Ferrari-Matta, September 10, 1990 archive No. P52/32.