MATTA (1911-2002)
Ciel Volant
signed, dated and titled, 'Matta, 57, Ciel Volant' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
44 3⁄4 x 57 1⁄2 in. (113.6 x 146 cm.)
Painted in 1957.
Provenance
Pierre Matisse Gallery, New York. Acquavella Gallery, New York. Property from a Distinguished Private Collection, Christie's, New York, 29 May 2009, lot 30. Acquired from the above sale by the present owner.
Exhibited
Munich, Kunsthalle der Hypo-Kulturstiftung and Vienna, Kunsthaus, Matta, September 1991- February 1992, no. 33 (illustrated). Yokohama, Yokohama Museum of Art, Masson et Matta. Les Deux Univers, April-June 1994, no. 33 (illustrated in color).