Roberto Matta (1911-2002) La naissance de Vénus,... Lot 16

Roberto Matta (1911-2002) La naissance de Vénus, 1965 Oil pastel and graphite on paper Signed, titled and annotated with the archive number on the back 50 x 65 cm Provenance : - Sangallo Arte Moderna, Italy - Purchased from the latter by the current owner - Private collection, Italy Exhibition : Paris, Centre Pompidou, 3 October-16 December 1985, illustrated in the exhibition catalogue under no. 123 p. 190-191 Note : This work was created for the Rafaelo ocean liner. Our thanks to the Matta Archives for confirming this work's authenticity.