{"product_id":"18399-matta-roberto-untilted-original-sketch-delivered-as-my-autograph-ca-1980","title":"Matta, Roberto. (1911–2002) Untilted (figure) - Original Sketch delivered as \"my autograph,\" ca. 1980","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOriginal unsigned sketch, ca. 1980, of a figure with open mouth and crossed fingers, \u003c\/span\u003einscribed in black felt tip \"Dear Fleming Hedborg, here…my autograph.\" \u003cspan\u003e Graphite and colored pencil on notebook paper.\u003c\/span\u003e 5.75 x 8.25 inches (14.6 x 21 cm.), in fine condition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eThe Chilean-born artist known for his unique blending of Surrealism with Abstract Expressionism once stated that \u003c\/span\u003e“I am interested only in the unknown and I work for my own astonishment.” Like his friend Arshile Gorky, Matta’s otherworldly works explored the unconscious through methods of Surrealist automatism. He left Chile\u003cspan\u003e for Paris to work in the studio of \u003c\/span\u003eLe Corbusier and w\u003cspan\u003ehile in Europe, he travelled to Madrid where he was introduced to \u003c\/span\u003eSalvador Dalí\u003cspan\u003e. It was Dalí who encouraged Matta to show his architectural drawings to \u003c\/span\u003eAndré Breton\u003cspan\u003e and pursue a career in art. Now an accepted member of the Surrealist group, Matta settled in New York in 1938, began oil painting, and befriended American artists while maintaining ties with European friends like \u003c\/span\u003eYves Tanguy\u003cspan\u003e. In 1948, after the suicide of his friend Gorky, many of his American peers blamed Matta for the death, as he had slept his Gorky’s wife shortly before the tragic event. Ostracized, the artist returned to Europe, spending much of the rest of his life between Paris and Rome.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46093681361055,"sku":"18399","price":1800.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0512\/4826\/7423\/files\/Matta_2C_Roberto_Sketch_18399.png?v=1722189655","url":"https:\/\/www.schubertiademusic.com\/products\/18399-matta-roberto-untilted-original-sketch-delivered-as-my-autograph-ca-1980","provider":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}