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Matta — On the Edge of a Dream (Aux franges du rêve)
Matta

On the Edge of a Dream (Aux franges du rêve)

1956

Matta's 'On the Edge of a Dream' is an oil painting from 1956 that explores the surrealist realm between consciousness and the unconscious mind. The work employs the artist's characteristic biomorphic forms and dreamlike imagery to create a visual representation of psychological space.

Medium
oil on canvas

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Estimate: $500,000$700,000

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Matta, On the Edge of a Dream (Aux franges du rêve), 1956

Matta's 'On the Edge of a Dream' is an oil painting from 1956 that explores the surrealist realm between consciousness and the unconscious mind. The work employs the artist's characteristic biomorphic forms and dreamlike imagery to create a visual representation of psychological space.

Medium
oil on canvas
Year
1956
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Surrealism, Landscape, Post-War, Whimsical, Modern, Colorful, Dream, Abstract, Chilean, Oil on Canvas

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Collected by

Art Institute of Chicago