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Roberto Matta

Cosmicstrip I

Description

Maker

Roberto Matta (Chilean, 1911-2002
b. in Santiago, Chile), designer

Title

Cosmicstrip I
Cosmicstrip

Year

1959, published 1960

Medium

  • color soft-ground etching,
  • aquatint,
  • and drypoint on paper

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • color soft-ground etching,
  • aquatint,
  • and drypoint on paper

Materials

soft-ground etching, aquatint

Supports

  • Medium weight cream Rives BFK wove paper

Dimensions

Plate: 37.8 x 49.5 cm (14 7/8 x 19 1/2 inches)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Nancy Sayles Day Collection of Modern Latin American Art

Object Number

72.052

Type

  • Prints

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Raid the Icebox Now with Pablo Helguera
Inventarios / Inventories
Feb 07, 2020 – Aug 21, 2021
Del Nuevo Mundo
The Nancy Sayles Day Collection of Latin American Art
Jun 17, 1988 – Sep 04, 1988

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Roberto Matta (Chilean, 1911-2002
b. in Santiago, Chile), designer
Allan Frumpkin (American), publisher
Cosmicstrip I; Cosmicstrip, 1959, published 1960
Color soft-ground etching, aquatint, and drypoint on paper
Plate: 37.8 x 49.5 cm (14 7/8 x 19 1/2 inches)
Nancy Sayles Day Collection of Modern Latin American Art 72.052

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