Artist Monograph

Roberto Matta, Chilean

Chilean, 1911–2002

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Medium Breakdown

Medium Works at MoMA Share
Etching 52 24.2%
Lithography 15 7%
Drawing 6 2.8%
Oil Painting 5 2.3%
Screenprint 1 0.5%
Photography 1 0.5%
Other Media 1 0.5%
Tempera 1 0.5%

Department Distribution

Department Works Share
Drawings & Prints 208 96.7%
Painting & Sculpture 6 2.8%
Architecture & Design 1 0.5%

Production by Decade

1
1920s
1
1930s
14
1940s
26
1950s
67
1960s
3
1970s
11
1980s
92
1990s

Classification Types

  • Illustrated Book — 188
  • Print — 13
  • Drawing — 7
  • Painting — 6
  • Design — 1

Physical Scale

Scale bracketWorksShare
Small (< 30 cm)4535.7%
Medium (30–100 cm)7660.3%
Large (1–3 m)54%

Range: 6.3 cm → 294.5 cm (largest side)

Acquisition Timeline

Year acquiredWorks
19422
19441
19472
19491
19531
19541
196326
19642
196522
196728
19688
19701
19782
19794
19801
19829
19848
19863
19871
199292

Currently On View

  • "MoMA, Floor 5, 522" — 1

Chilean Contemporaries

  1. 78 Francisca Benítez
  2. 73 Juan Baixas
  3. 31 Cecilia Vicuña
  4. 28 Enrique Zañartu
  5. 26 Guillermo Núñez