Matta - Lot with 8 books - 1975-1995

Important and exhaustive collection of 8 monographic volumes, show catalogs, and catalog raisonné focused on the painting, graphic, and sculpture production of Chilean surrealist artist Roberto Sebastian Matta (1911–2002), published between 1975 and 1995

1. Matta: Works from 1939 to 1975
• Author: AA.VV. (Historical presentation texts)
• Publisher: Edizioni Galleria dell'Oca, Rome
• Year of publication: 1976
• Page count: 153 pages
• Description: Monographic catalog published on the occasion of the important exhibition held at the historic Galleria dell’Oca in Rome. It collects a rich selection of paintings, pastels, and drawings that trace the crucial evolution of Matta's surrealist and biomorphic universe over nearly forty years of career

2. Matta: Corpo a Corpo
• Author: Giuliano Briganti / G. Ferrari
• Publisher: Giangiacomo Feltrinelli Editore, Milan
• Year of publication: 1993
• Page count: 96 pages
• Description: Large-format softcover volume, published as the official catalog of the exhibition held at Elleni Gallery in Bergamo (March 11 – April 30, 1993). The work focuses on the theme of physicality, the clash of forms, and mechanical erotism, extensively illustrated in color

3. Italia Matta: Matta in Italia
• Editor: Curated by Giuliano Briganti, Luisa Laureati, and Claudia Terenzi
• Publisher: Arnoldo Mondadori Editore / De Luca Editore, Milan-Rome
• Year of publication: 1988
• Page count: 98 pages
• Description: Valuable catalog published for the large retrospective held at Palazzo Venezia in Rome (March–April 1988). The text specifically analyzes the deep bond and mutual influence between the Chilean artist and the Italian cultural and artistic scene, enriched by 72 color and black-and-white plates

4. Matta (Centro Tornabuoni)
• Author: Introductory critical texts (curated by the scientific direction)
• Publisher: Centro Tornabuoni - Galleria d'Arte Moderna Internazionale, Florence [U7qGsd]
• Year of publication: Circa 1985–1990
• Page count: Circa 60–80 pages (softcover)
• Description: Elegant exhibition catalog with a shiny black cover and a central inset, published by the prestigious Florentine gallery Tornabuoni [U7qGsd]. Documents the monumental cosmic-inspired paintings that circulated on the elite market in that period

5. Matta (Galleria dello Scudo)
• Author: Scientific committee of the Gallery
• Publisher: Galleria dello Scudo, Verona [ooU4ul]
• Year of publication: Circa 1975–1980
• Page count: Circa 40–50 pages (softcover with a metal staple/loose spine)
• Description: Exhibition monograph with the gallery’s typical minimal graphics (red cover with a window insert and blue “S” logo) [ooU4ul]. Contains analytical texts on Matta's Spatial Surrealism and a detailed list of the canvases presented in the gallery

6. Matta: Works from 1938 to 1976
• Editor: Curated by Marilena Camerini Maj and Pepa Scardavi
• Publisher: Galleria San Luca, Bologna (Stampa Grafiche Zanini)
• Year of publication: 1976
• Page count: 100 pages (with 133 black-and-white plates)
• Description: One of the reference catalogs for the Italian market; Galleria San Luca in Bologna held exclusive rights to Matta's works in Italy during those years. It collects and catalogues 133 drawings, pastels, and oils from 1936 to 1976, offering an essential authentication tool for collectors

7. L'Oeuvre Gravé de Matta (1943-1974)
• Author: Roland Sabatier
• Publisher: Editions Sonet / Georges Visat, Stockholm-Paris
• Year of publication: 1975
• Page count: 155 pages
• Description: The most important and precious volume of the lot. It is the famous catalog raisonné of Matta's print production (etchings, lithographs, and graphics) made between 1943 and 1974. Black cloth cover with a stunning color-illustrated dust jacket featuring his characteristic anthropomorphic figures

8. I Sassi: Matta Sculture 1936-1995
• Author: G. Ferrari (with introduction by Giuseppe Appella)
• Publisher: Edizioni De Luca, Rome
• Year of publication: 1995
• Page count: 107 pages
• Description: Square softcover with yellow background [GAZOQR], published for the famous and moving sculpture exhibition set in the evocative spaces of the Rupestrian Churches (Madonna della Virtù and San Nicola dei Greci) in the Sassi of Matera in 1995. Documents the artist's plastic and three-dimensional production (bronzes, totems, and ceramics)