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Composition C

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

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

Date:

c. 1944

Artist:

Matta
Chilean, 1911-2002

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Matta

Title

Composition C

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.

1939–1949

Medium

Graphite, with smudging, colored crayons, and colored pencils, on ivory wove paper

Dimensions

42.5 × 53.4 cm (16 3/4 × 21 1/16 in.)

Credit Line

Purchased with funds provided by Joseph R. Shapiro

Reference Number

1964.223

Copyright

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

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