Roberto Matta: career timeline
Chilean · 1911–2002 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 108 of 183 lots (58% of works) have a usable creation date; the others are listed at the end by the decade they were sold. Each work is shown once, even when it sold more than once.
| Decade made | Works | Sold | Median sold price | Main medium |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 2 | 2 | $145kSign up | Drawing |
| 1940s | 8 | 5 | $25kSign up | Drawing |
| 1950s | 16 | 13 | $6.1kSign up | Drawing |
| 1960s | 17 | 10 | $6.1kSign up | Oil |
| 1970s | 47 | 35 | $2.6kSign up | Etching |
| 1980s | 9 | 7 | $1.7kSign up | Lithograph |
| 1990s | 5 | 3 | $5kSign up | Lithograph |
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1930s 2 works
- Sold
- 2 of 2
- Median
- $145kSign up
- Average
- $145kSign up
- Typical size
- 14.5 × 16.5 in (36 × 42 cm)
- Mediums
- Drawing (1), Oil (1)
- Subjects
- —
1938 Game in Suisse$11kSign up
1939 Morphologie psychologique$280kSign up
1940s 8 works
- Sold
- 5 of 8
- Median
- $25kSign up
- Average
- $26.7kSign up
- Typical size
- 15.5 × 22 in (40 × 55 cm)
- Mediums
- Drawing (6), Other (1), Oil (1)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (1)
1940 Untitled (a Pajarito)Unsold
1942 Mouth to Mouth$55.8kSign up
c. 1943 The New School (Sabatier 1-7)Unsold
1943 Untitled$10kSign up
1943 Untitled$27.9kSign up
1943 L'impossible de l'un et de l'autreUnsold
1944 Flying Figures$15kSign up
1949 To Picture Orbits for the Most Complex Conflicts$25kSign up
1950s 16 works
- Sold
- 13 of 16
- Median
- $6.1kSign up
- Average
- $49.8kSign up
- Typical size
- 20 × 25.5 in (50 × 65 cm)
- Mediums
- Drawing (5), Lithograph (5), Oil (4)
- Subjects
- Abstract (1)
1950 Morphologie des significations...$10kSign up
1951 Condenti irreflective$6.1kSign up · sold 2×
1955 Untitled$6.3kSign up
1956 Le pianiste (The Pianist) (S. 23)$2.1kSign up
1956 Machina fondo blu$55.5kSign up
1956 Les quatre observateurs ou l'objet du dialogue$738Sign up
1956 Les quatre observateurs ou l'objet du dialogueUnsold
1956 Untitled$2.8kSign up
1957 Hyde Horizontals$4.1kSign up
1957 Scie le désir$68.8kSign up
1957 L'Exitateur$381Sign up
1959 Onze formes du doute (Eleven Forms of Doubt): six prints (see S. 39; 40; 41)$2.8kSign up
Show 4 more (1950s)
1959 CompositionUnsold
1959 UntitledUnsold
1959 Le responsable de l'optimisme$52.5kSign up
1959 Panarea Jazz$435kSign up
1960s 17 works
- Sold
- 10 of 17
- Median
- $6.1kSign up
- Average
- $31.4kSign up
- Typical size
- 19.5 × 25 in (50 × 63 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (5), Etching (4), Lithograph (2)
- Subjects
- Sea & coast (1)
1960 The moonerUnsold
c. 1961 ARMIDON, c.1961$4.3kSign up
1961 XXIII$150kSign up
1962 Come detta dentro vo significando (S. 58-83)$4.5kSign up
1962 Le savoir de l'erreurResult not published
1962 Untitled$7.5kSign up
1963 Untitled$54.2kSign up
1964 Les Voix (The Voices)$4.6kSign up
c. 1964 Composizione (7 Luglio)Unsold · sold 2×
1965 Los Condenados (The condemned)$350Sign up
1965 La Mer du TempsResult not published
1965 Herring - HarangueUnsold
Show 5 more (1960s)
1966 Je t'embrasse mille fois de tout mon coeur$23.2kSign up
c. 1966 Rencontre poétique$64.5kSign up
1968 Pan Ton IoResult not published
c. 1968 UntitledUnsold
1969 D'io$462Sign up
1970s 47 works
- Sold
- 35 of 47
- Median
- $2.6kSign up
- Average
- $9.2kSign up
- Typical size
- 18.5 × 18.5 in (47 × 47 cm)
- Mediums
- Etching (30), Lithograph (5), Oil (5)
- Subjects
- —
1970 Untitled, from Cosi fan TutteResult not published
1970 Così fan Tutte (S. 224-233)$2.5kSign up
1970 Untitled$630Sign up
1970 Untitled$2.3kSign up
c. 1970 Le Roi and La Reine (2)$3.5kSign up
1971 Feuilles Ouvertes (Hojas Abiertas)Unsold
1971 Fog Gog Magog Planche 6Result not published
1971 Droites libéréesUnsold
1971 L'arsenico$60.7kSign up
1971 Le poing du jour (Aus: Hommage à Picasso)$641Sign up
1971 Droites Libérées$5kSign up
1971 Le poing de jour (Aus: Hommage à Picasso)$555Sign up
Show 12 more (1970s)
1971 Ohne Titel$2kSign up
1971 Plate 6 (from Fog Gog Magog)$1.1kSign up
1971 Le poing du jour$303Sign up
1971 Fog Gog Magog (Plate 6) 1971$300Sign up
1972 Ioessa$503Sign up
1972 Mots desserre-freins (Las palabras sueltan frenos)Unsold
1972 Cherche Eve. - Feuilles ouvertes. - Personnage brune. - Personnage verte$313Sign up
1973 Morire per Amore, del portafolio Chile 11 septiembre - 11 Latino-américainsUnsold
1973 Etching and aquatint on Arches paper, 1973$1.6kSign up
1973 Conversation$35kSign up
1974 Plate from Centre Noeuds Portfolio$250Sign up
1974 L’eau est ManaUnsold
…and 23 more works from this group in the full results list.
1980s 9 works
- Sold
- 7 of 9
- Median
- $1.7kSign up
- Average
- $9.9kSign up
- Typical size
- 19.5 × 19.5 in (50 × 50 cm)
- Mediums
- Lithograph (4), Drawing (1), Pastel (1)
- Subjects
- —
1980 Untitled$1.7kSign up
1980 Untitled$17.9kSign up
1981 Les Poids des Poissons$660Sign up
1983 Hom'mere (Chaosmos) (S. 355-364)$7.1kSign up
1984 Creative Net-work$40kSign up · sold 2×
1985 Dos himnos de la noche del agua de Gabriela Mistral, de la serie Verbo América$876Sign up
1985 Niños y madonas de como nace una violeta de José Martí, de la serie Verbo América$930Sign up
1985 Niños y madonas de como nace una violeta de José Martí, de la serie Verbo AméricaResult not published
1985 Dos himnos de la noche del agua de Gabriela Mistral, serie Verbo AméricaResult not published
1990s 5 works
- Sold
- 3 of 5
- Median
- $5kSign up
- Average
- $37.4kSign up
- Typical size
- 40.5 × 49.5 in (102 × 126 cm)
- Mediums
- Lithograph (2), Oil (2), Etching (1)
- Subjects
- —
1992 Vértigo$884Sign up · sold 2×
1992 VértigoUnsold
1996 New View$5kSign up
1996 DharmasutraUnsold
1997 Say Bahamas$106kSign up
Creation date not recorded
74 works have no cataloged or signed date. They are grouped here by the decade they were last sold, which says nothing about when they were made.
Undated, sold in the 2000s 4 works
- Sold
- 4 of 4
- Median
- $32.6kSign up
- Average
- $28.4kSign up
- Typical size
- 33 × 38 in (84 × 97 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (2), Pastel (1), Other (1)
- Subjects
- —
sold 2006 (Chilean 1911-2002)$44.8kSign up
sold 2006 (Chilean 1911-2002)$44.8kSign up
sold 2006 (Chilean 1911-2002)$20.3kSign up
sold 2008 La reine$3.6kSign up
Undated, sold in the 2010s 16 works
- Sold
- 6 of 16
- Median
- $600Sign up
- Average
- $684Sign up
- Typical size
- 15 × 14.5 in (38 × 37 cm)
- Mediums
- Etching (7), Engraving (4), Lithograph (3)
- Subjects
- Abstract (5), Figures & portraits (1)
sold 2012 The New School (portfolio)$1.1kSign up
sold 2012 Abstract Figure$250Sign up
sold 2017 Sem TítuloResult not published
sold 2017 Sem TítuloResult not published
sold 2018 Les Acrobates$550Sign up
sold 2018 - ''Les Oh! Tomobiles'' (Sabatier 314)-Result not published
Show 6 more (2010s)
sold 2018 CompositionUnsold
sold 2018 CompositionUnsold
sold 2018 CompositionUnsold
sold 2018 CompositionUnsold
sold 2018 CompositionUnsold
sold 2018 Hom'mere III: L'Ergonaute, Plate VII: Le palais d'hiverUnsold
…and 4 more works from this group in the full results list.
Undated, sold in the 2020s 54 works
- Sold
- 32 of 54
- Median
- $383Sign up
- Average
- $3.2kSign up
- Typical size
- 19.5 × 19.5 in (50 × 49 cm)
- Mediums
- Etching (20), Lithograph (15), Drawing (5)
- Subjects
- Abstract (2)
sold 2020 Komposisjon med figurer$226Sign up
sold 2020 Untitled$5.3kSign up
sold 2021 UntitledResult not published
sold 2021 Preparazione per il viaggioUnsold
sold 2021 Il pestaggioUnsold
sold 2021 UntitledResult not published
Medians and averages count sold works only (each work's most recent sale), in US dollars at the sale-date rate. Works cataloged as “attributed to”, “circle of” or similar are left out. All Roberto Matta auction results →