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Erotic Composition
Roberto Matta (Chilean, 1911–2002)
$204 price realized incl. premium
≈ £150≈ €180
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- Medium
- Etching · Prints & multiples all etching results →As published: “etching and aquatint”
- Category
- Etchings
- Dimensions
- 9 x 7 inches, framed: 18.5 x 15.25 inches (image)
- Auction house
- Michaan's Auctions
- Sale
- February Gallery Auction: Saturday, February 19, 2022 (A0613)
- Date
- February 19, 2022
- Location
- Alameda, California, United States
- Lot
- 227
- Estimate
- $300 – $500 (≈ £220 – £367) (≈ €264 – €440)
- Source
- Auction house michaans.com ↗Retrieved Sep 26, 2026
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