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The Commonality of the Famous

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

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  • A work made of graphite and crayon, with smudging, on cream wove paper.

Date:

c. 1951

Artist:

Matta
Chilean, 1911-2002

About this artwork

Status

On View, Gallery 397

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Matta

Title

The Commonality of the Famous

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.

1946–1956

Medium

Graphite and crayon, with smudging, on cream wove paper

Inscriptions

Inscribed, lower right: "el comun des-nombrados"; inscribed, verso, lower center: "K1309"; inscribed, verso, lower right: "3C"

Dimensions

25.1 × 33.2 cm (9 15/16 × 13 1/8 in.)

Credit Line

Lindy and Edwin Bergman Collection

Reference Number

2018.341

Copyright

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

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