Matta (1911-2002)
Une douleur nécessaire
signed, dated, and titled 'Matta, 59, Un douleur nécessaire' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
31 ¾ x 39 ¼ in. (80.7 x 99.7 cm.)
Painted in 1959.
Provenance
Galeries Daniel Cordie, Paris. Irvin Levick, Esq., London. Anon. sale, Christie's, New York, 22 May 1986, lot 50. Acquired from the above by the present owner.
Exhibited
London, Gimpel Fils Gallery, Matta, May 1961, no. 18. Le Mans, Musée de Tessé, Cent ans de peinture moderne de Claude Monet à Arman, 6 June-3 July 1975.