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This work is sold with a certifcate of authenticity signed by Germana Matta Ferrari.
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Le protecteur du désir (The Protector of Desire)
Details
Matta (1911-2002)
Le protecteur du désir (The Protector of Desire)
signed ‘Matta’ (lower right); signed and titled ‘Le protecteur du désir Matta’ (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
33 1/8 x 40 3/8in. (84 x 102.6cm.)
Painted in 1968
Le protecteur du désir (The Protector of Desire)
signed ‘Matta’ (lower right); signed and titled ‘Le protecteur du désir Matta’ (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
33 1/8 x 40 3/8in. (84 x 102.6cm.)
Painted in 1968
Provenance
Galleria La Medusa, Studio d’Arte Contemporanea, Rome.
Galleria Gissi, Turin.
Private Collection, Italy (acquired from the above).
Thence by descent to the present owner.
Galleria Gissi, Turin.
Private Collection, Italy (acquired from the above).
Thence by descent to the present owner.
Special Notice
Artist's Resale Right ("Droit de Suite"). Artist's Resale Right Regulations 2006 apply to this lot, the buyer agrees to pay us an amount equal to the resale royalty provided for in those Regulations, and we undertake to the buyer to pay such amount to the artist's collection agent.
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