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Medraumonde

A work made of graphite, with smudging and erasing, and colored crayons on cream wove paper.
© 2018 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris

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  • A work made of graphite, with smudging and erasing, and colored crayons on cream wove paper.

Date:

1945/46

Artist:

Matta
Chilean, 1911-2002

About this artwork

Status

On View, Gallery 397

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Matta

Title

Medraumonde

Place

Chile (Artist's nationality:)

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

1945–1946

Medium

Graphite, with smudging and erasing, and colored crayons on cream wove paper

Inscriptions

Inscribed, center right: "el pan Doro / al Lionel"; inscribed, lower right: "a la Margarita"; inscribed, twice, at center left and upper center: "aaa"; inscribed, twice, at center left and center: "xxx"; inscribed, twice, at center left: "vvv"; inscribed, lower left: "A"; inscribed, lower center: "B" Inscribed on back: MEDRAUMONDE (across center); 335 (upper left, upside down)

Dimensions

50.5 × 37 cm (19 15/16 × 14 5/8 in.)

Credit Line

Lindy and Edwin Bergman Collection

Reference Number

2018.339

Copyright

© 2018 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris

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