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Roberto Matta — Ma Chair Rie
Roberto Matta

Ma Chair Rie

Roberto Matta's "Ma Chair Rie" is a hand colored aquatint etching that exemplifies the surrealist artist's characteristic biomorphic forms and dynamic spatial compositions. The work combines the printmaking techniques of aquatint and etching to create luminous, dreamlike imagery where organic shapes seem to float and interact within an ambiguous pictorial space. Matta's use of hand coloring adds an intimate, gestural quality to the print while enhancing the work's otherworldly atmosphere.

Medium
Hand-Colored Aquatint Etching

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March Modern & Contemporary Art

March 25, 2026

Lot 265

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Roberto Matta, Ma Chair Rie

Roberto Matta's "Ma Chair Rie" is a hand colored aquatint etching that exemplifies the surrealist artist's characteristic biomorphic forms and dynamic spatial compositions. The work combines the printmaking techniques of aquatint and etching to create luminous, dreamlike imagery where organic shapes seem to float and interact within an ambiguous pictorial space. Matta's use of hand coloring adds an intimate, gestural quality to the print while enhancing the work's otherworldly atmosphere.

Medium
Hand-Colored Aquatint Etching
Seen at
RoGallery, Long Island City, NY

Related themes

Surrealism, Chilean Artist, 20th Century, Playful Aesthetic, Abstract furniture, Large Scale Painting, Modern Art, Dreamlike, Biomorphic Forms, Oil on Canvas

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