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Abstract composition from the portfolio 'Come detta dentro vo significado'

1965
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Abstract composition from the portfolio 'Come detta dentro vo significado'
  • Artist: Roberto Matta (Chilean, Santiago 1911–2002 Civitavecchia, Italy)
  • Publisher: Editions Meyer, Lausanne
  • Date: 1965
  • Medium: Etching and aquatint
  • Dimensions: Plate: 11 x 14 3/4 in. (27.9 x 37.5 cm)
    Sheet: 19 7/8 x 26 in. (50.5 x 66 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Bequest of William S. Lieberman, 2005
  • Object Number: 2012.493.2
  • Rights and Reproduction: © 2026 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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