L'Universe

Artist Matta (Chilean, 1911 - 2002)

Date1946

MediumPencil and colored pencil on paper

Dimensions11 5/8 × 14 1/2 in. (29.5 × 36.8 cm)

ClassificationsDrawing

Credit LineCrystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas, Gift of Maria and Conrad Janis, 2023.39

Signedl.l., in pencil: matta 46

Accession number 2023.39

On View

Not on view

ProvenanceArtist; to (Sidney Janis Gallery, New York, NY); to Private Collection, Beverly Hills, CA; to Conrad Janis [1928-2022] and Maria Janis [1946-2021], Los Angeles, CA; to Conrad and Maria Janis Living Trust, 2022; given to Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, AR, 2023
Inscribedl.l., in pencil: L'univerx l'uni-verse
verso, u.r., in pencil: 11 1/2" x 14 1/2"
verso, u.r., in pencil: [upwards pointing arrow] TOP
verso, u.r., in pencil: 1946
verso, in pencil: [abstract illustration of multiple alien figures]
Markingsverso, l.r., embossed stamp: STRATHMORE / USE EITHER SIDE
verso, on backing board, sticker: [Pace Wildenstein gallery label]