Roberto Matta
Chilean · 1911–2002 · Painter, Printmaker
Roberto Antonio Sebástian Matta-Echaurren, usually known simply as Matta, also as Sebastián Matta or Roberto Matta, was one of Chile's best-known painters and figures in 20th… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Panarea JazzPhillips · $435,000≈ £328,525≈ €371,224Sign up to see
Morphologie psychologiqueBonhams · $279,900≈ £210,041≈ €249,599Sign up to see
XXIIIPhillips · $150,000≈ £115,589≈ €132,790Sign up to see
Roberto Matta’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).
Price trend
1 lot(s) catalogued with a qualifier (e.g. “attributed to”, “after”, “circle of”) are listed in the results but excluded from these statistics.
28 lot(s) offered at auction whose result the house did not publish are listed under “Also offered” on the results tab and excluded from these statistics.
6 sold lot(s) are awaiting a USD exchange rate and are excluded from averages.
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 24 | 20 | 83% | $85.2kSign up | $53.3kSign up | $435kSign up |
| Oil | 23 | 19 | 83% | $89.6kSign up | $54.2kSign up | $435kSign up |
| Mixed media | 1 | 1 | 100% | $462Sign up | $462Sign up | $462Sign up |
| Works on paper | 31 | 25 | 81% | $10.3kSign up | $6.1kSign up | $55.8kSign up |
| Pastel | 8 | 6 | 75% | $9.7kSign up | $8.3kSign up | $20.3kSign up |
| Drawing | 22 | 18 | 82% | $11kSign up | $6.2kSign up | $55.8kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 92 | 71 | 77% | $1.7kSign up | $563Sign up | $10kSign up |
| Etching | 55 | 48 | 87% | $2.1kSign up | $636Sign up | $10kSign up |
| Engraving | 4 | 0 | 0% | —Sign up | —Sign up | — |
| Aquatint | 7 | 6 | 86% | $433Sign up | $413Sign up | $660Sign up |
| Lithograph | 22 | 13 | 59% | $972Sign up | $876Sign up | $2.8kSign up |
| Screenprint | 2 | 2 | 100% | $226Sign up | $226Sign up | $226Sign up |
| Print (other) | 2 | 2 | 100% | $250Sign up | $250Sign up | $250Sign up |
| Sculpture | 3 | 3 | 100% | $11.2kSign up | $14.6kSign up | $18.3kSign up |
| Other | 5 | 4 | 80% | $1.9kSign up | $2kSign up | $3.6kSign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.
By year
| Year | Offered | Sold | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 20 | 14 | $3.6kSign up |
| 2025 | 20 | 16 | $1kSign up |
| 2024 | 17 | 15 | $493Sign up |
| 2023 | 20 | 20 | $516Sign up |
| 2022 | 8 | 8 | $906Sign up |
| 2021 | 9 | 4 | $4.9kSign up |
| 2020 | 7 | 6 | $5.5kSign up |
| 2019 | 11 | 11 | $4.9kSign up |
| 2018 | 14 | 8 | $11.3kSign up |
| 2017 | 4 | 2 | $218kSign up |
| 2016 | 7 | 6 | $4.9kSign up |
| 2015 | 4 | 1 | $6.3kSign up |
| 2014 | 3 | 1 | $10kSign up |
| 2013 | 3 | 3 | $465Sign up |
| 2012 | 3 | 3 | $1.1kSign up |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | $6.3kSign up |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | $3.6kSign up |
| 2006 | 3 | 3 | $44.8kSign up |