Roberto Matta signature

Chilean · 1911–2002

166 catalogued lots by Roberto Matta record a signature line. The most common placement is lower right (70% of lots that state a placement). Most often: signed.

Placement

  • lower right30
  • on the reverse7
  • lower left4
  • in the margin2

Form

  • signed141
  • signed in pencil16
  • signed and dated4
  • monogrammed3
  • initialled2

Signature as written

Forms quoted in the catalogue entries (how often each appears).

  • Matta×7
  • RME×1

Catalogue signature lines

  • Signed and titled lower right: Matta, Libre demon espace, Crayons on paper, 48 x 66 cm — Libre demon space, Bertolami Fine Art, May 28, 2026
  • Signed "Matta" on the reverse — Untitled, Phillips, May 21, 2026
  • Signed "Matta" lower right — Rencontre poétique, Phillips, May 21, 2026
  • Signed 'Matta' on the reverse — Machina fondo blu, Phillips, Oct 18, 2025
  • Signed lower right: Matta and dedication lower left, Carchoal and crayon on paper, 61 x 50 cm — Personaggi, Bertolami Fine Art, Dec 15, 2023
  • Initialed 'M' having surrounding marks lower right, abstract surrealist image from the 'Saison en Enfer' portfolio, in a linen mat behind glass in a — Je Fixe des Vertiges, Leonard Auction, Sep 17, 2023
  • Signiert verso auf Keilrahmen: MATTA. Von fremder Hand bezeichnet verso unten links: JALOUSE EN FLEUR — L'arsenico, Van Ham, Jun 5, 2023
  • Signed 'Matta' lower right — Untitled, Phillips, Feb 14, 2020
  • Signed "Matta" lower left — Conversation, Phillips, Nov 13, 2019
  • Signed and inscribed "204 Matta" on the reverse — Scie le désir, Phillips, Nov 13, 2019
  • Signed in pencil lower right: Matta and numbered lower left: etat — Couple Dancing, Michaan's Auctions, Aug 10, 2019
  • Signed "Matta" lower left; further signed, titled and inscribed "le responsable de l'optimisme 201 Matta" on the reverse — Le responsable de l'optimisme, Phillips, May 15, 2019
  • Signed and dated 'Matta '42' lower right; further titled [in French] 'Bouche en bouche' on the reverse — Mouth to Mouth, Phillips, Mar 7, 2019
  • Signed and dated 'Matta '43' lower right; further signed with the artist's initial and dated ' M. 1943' on the reverse — Untitled, Phillips, Mar 7, 2019
  • Signed and titled "Roberto Matta XXIII" on the reverse — XXIII, Phillips, Nov 14, 2018
  • Signed, indistinctly inscribed and dated "Roberto Matta 62" lower right — Untitled, Phillips, Nov 14, 2018
  • Signed "Matta" lower right — Untitled, Phillips, May 16, 2018
  • Unter der Darstellung in Blei rechts monogrammiert und links nummeriert "13/125" — "Les Escargots", Auktionshaus Mehlis, Mar 21, 2024
  • Signert nede t.h.: RME — Komposisjon med figurer, Grev Wedels Plass Auksjoner, Dec 10, 2020
  • Signed lower right in pencil — Los Condenados (The condemned), Clarke Auction Gallery, Mar 8, 2026
  • Signed lower right — L'infra-rouge de la pensee brulante, Austin Auction Gallery, Dec 6, 2024
  • Signed lower right — Nous ne sommes pas au monde, Austin Auction Gallery, Dec 6, 2024
  • Signed in pencil lower right and numbered 66/100 — Untitled, DuMouchelles, Nov 15, 2024
  • Signed in the lower right — Untitled, DuMouchelles, Nov 15, 2024
  • Signed lower right and numbered lower left — Untitled, DuMouchelles, Mar 15, 2024
  • Signed lower right — Nudo dato al verso, Bertolami Fine Art, Dec 15, 2023
  • Signed lower right — Untitled, Bertolami Fine Art, Dec 15, 2023
  • Signed verso — Game in Suisse, Brunk Auctions, Oct 20, 2023
  • Signed and numbered 36/100 in the lower margin — Etching and aquatint on Arches paper, 1973, Clarke Auction Gallery, Jun 11, 2023
  • Signed lower left — Se Conduire, Clarke Auction Gallery, Oct 30, 2022
  • Signed in pencil on the lower right, dry stamp publisher — Roberto Sebastián Antonio Matta Echaurren, Colasanti Casa d'Aste, Mar 10, 2021
  • Signed in pencil on the lower right, publisher Edicigno dry — Roberto Sebastián Antonio Matta Echaurren, Colasanti Casa d'Aste, Mar 10, 2021
  • Signed in pencil on the lower right, dry stamp publisher Edicigno — Roberto Sebastián Antonio Matta Echaurren, Colasanti Casa d'Aste, Mar 10, 2021
  • Signed lower right, framed, 35x82 cm — Roberto Matta Echaurren, Colasanti Casa d'Aste, Mar 10, 2021
  • Signed lower right in pencil — Untitled. edition 28/50, Brunk Auctions, Sep 13, 2019
  • Signed lower right — Untitled, Clarke Auction Gallery, May 5, 2019
  • Signed, titled and dated "to picture orbits for the most complex conflicts Matta 49" lower right — To Picture Orbits for the Most Complex Conflicts, Phillips, Nov 14, 2018
  • Signed in blue ink on a label affixed to the reverse — Composizione (7 Luglio), Phillips, Apr 18, 2017
  • Signed in blue ink on a label affixed to the reverse — Composizione (7 Luglio), Phillips, Apr 25, 2016
  • Signé et daté 57 en bas à droite — Sans titre, Thierry de Maigret, Oct 6, 2026

From the signature and inscription lines published by the auction houses in their lot descriptions. ArtSell does not authenticate signatures; a signature matching these descriptions is not evidence that a work is genuine. No house signature photographs are recorded for this artist yet. Back to Roberto Matta auction results.