
Roberto Matta (1911–2002), La naissance de Vénus, 1965. Oil pastel and graphite on paper. Signed, titled, and annotated with archive number on the verso. Created for the Rafaelo ocean liner.
Sheet: 19¾ × 25⅝ in.
Provenance: Sangallo Arte Moderna, Italy / Private Collection, Italy. Exhibited: Matta, Centre Pompidou, Paris, October 3–December 16, 1985.
Authenticated by the Matta Archives