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Dawndew (Rugiada)

Dawndew (Rugiada)

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Roberto Matta

"Matta's obsession with space fantasy is seen quite will in 'Dawndew.' His effect in bridging the gap between French surrealism and American abstract expressionism was tremendously important in the forties; in the fifties, we see him still attached to the organic surrealism of Miró." 19th & 20th century art from collections of alumni & friends; inaugural exhibition, September 11 - November 8, 1970, Elvehjem Art Center (1970), p. 81.
Artist
Roberto Matta
(Chilean, 1911 - 2002)
Title
Dawndew (Rugiada)
Date
1952
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
23 1/2 x 37 5/8 in. Overall
Credit
Bequest of Alexander and Henrietta W. Hollaender
Accession No.
1992.308
Classification
Paintings
Geography
Chile

Related

February 1958, sold by Galleria Schneider (Rome, Italy) to Alexander and Henrietta W. Hollaender (Oak Ridge, TN); 1987, deposited on long-term loan to Elvehjem Museum of Art [now called Chazen Museum of Art]; 1992, bequeathed to Elvehjem Museum of Art [ now called Chazen Museum of Art]

  • Elvehjem Art Center. "Inaugural Exhibition: 19th & 20th Century Art from Collections of Alumni & Friends." Madison, WI: Regents of the University of Wisconsin, 1970. p. 81, no. 90

  • Inaugural Exhibition: 19th & 20th Cen. Art from Collection of Alumni & Friends: Elvehjem Art Center, 9/11/1970–11/8/1970

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