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Untitled

1941
Not on view
This fine watercolor exemplifies the Surrealist style that Matta created for himself during the summer of 1938 in France in the company of Yves Tanguy, André Breton and others. Like Tanguy and Breton, Matta emigrated to the United States and exhibited with the Surrealists in exile in New York. Although it is impossible to create a single narrative from Matta’s picture, horror of pursuit and fear of capture dominate the scene. During the early 1940s, Matta was very influential among young American artists, especially William Baziotes, Robert Motherwell, and Jackson Pollock.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Untitled
  • Artist: Roberto Matta (Chilean, Santiago 1911–2002 Civitavecchia, Italy)
  • Date: 1941
  • Medium: Graphite and colored crayons on paper
  • Dimensions: 19 5/8 × 25 1/2 in. (49.8 × 64.8 cm)
  • Classification: Drawings
  • Credit Line: The Muriel Kallis Steinberg Newman Collection, Gift of Muriel Kallis Newman, 2006
  • Object Number: 2006.32.43
  • Rights and Reproduction: © 2025 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
  • Curatorial Department: Modern and Contemporary Art

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