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6AM from L’Arc Obscur des Heures

Name: 6AM From L’Arc Obscur Des Heures | Roberto Matta
Brand: RoGallery
SKU: 62018

Roberto Matta

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Chilean (1911–2002)

Date: 1975
Aquatint Etching, Signed and numbered in pencil
Edition of XXXI/XXXIII
Image Size: 19.5 x 27 inches
Size: 25 x 36 in. (63.5 x 91.44 cm)

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about 6AM from L’Arc Obscur des Heures

6AM from L’Arc Obscur des Heures by Roberto Matta captures the dawn hour in luminous Surrealist etching from the Dark Arc of Hours series.

This evocative print by the Chilean master features early morning imagery and dreamlike symbolism rendered with the artist’s signature exploration of time, awakening, and the first light. The composition showcases Matta’s mastery of Surrealist printmaking with atmospheric depth and temporal meditation. A profound addition for collectors of Latin American Surrealism and dawn-themed art.

About The Artist: Roberto Matta

Roberto Antonio Sebastián Matta Echaurren was born on November 11, 1911 in Santiago, Chile. Roberto Matta was educated in his native country as an architect and interior designer at the Sacré Coeur Jesuit College and at the Catholic University of Santiago, from 1929-31. In 1933 he became a Merchant Marine which enabled him to leave Santiago and travel to Europe. From 1933-34 he worked in Paris as an atelier for famed-architect...

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About The Medium: Aquatint

An etching process in which tone is created by treating a plate with fine particles of acid resistant material (like powder resin) and then placing the plate in an acid bath. The acid bites into the plate between the grains of resin and when printed, the mass of tiny spots produces a textured area with tonal effects similar to watercolor wash.

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