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L’Arc Obscur des Heures

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Roberto Matta

Roberto Matta

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Chilean (1911–2002)

  • Date: 1975
  • Suite of 10 Aquatint Etchings, 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) (each)

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about L’Arc Obscur des Heures

L’Arc Obscur des Heures by Roberto Matta presents the complete Dark Arc of Hours portfolio in profound Surrealist etching series exploring time’s passage.

This comprehensive collection by the Chilean master features twelve hours rendered with dreamlike imagery and the artist’s signature exploration of time, consciousness, and the cycle of day and night. The composition showcases Matta’s mastery of Surrealist printmaking with temporal meditation and philosophical depth. A significant addition for collectors of Latin American Surrealism and time-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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