Lot Essay
This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity signed by Germana Matta Ferrari, dated 7 April 2015.
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La bête incendiée (also known as The Incendiary Beast, Study for On the Fringes of Dreaming)
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Matta (1911-2002)
La bête incendiée (also known as The Incendiary Beast, Study for On the Fringes of Dreaming)
oil on canvas
31 ¾ x 39 ¼ in. (80.7 x 99.7 cm.)
Painted in 1957.
La bête incendiée (also known as The Incendiary Beast, Study for On the Fringes of Dreaming)
oil on canvas
31 ¾ x 39 ¼ in. (80.7 x 99.7 cm.)
Painted in 1957.
Provenance
American Friends of the Hebrew University.
David Kluger collection, New York.
Anon. sale, Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, 26 April 1961, lot 108.
Joseph H. Hirshhorn.
Hirschhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Sold by the Order of the Trustees to Benefit its Acquisitions Program, Christie's, New York, 28 May 2015, lot 156 (gift from the above).
Acquired from the above by the present owner.
David Kluger collection, New York.
Anon. sale, Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, 26 April 1961, lot 108.
Joseph H. Hirshhorn.
Hirschhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Sold by the Order of the Trustees to Benefit its Acquisitions Program, Christie's, New York, 28 May 2015, lot 156 (gift from the above).
Acquired from the above by the present owner.
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Virgilio Garza