Oil painting -> List of Painters -> Roberto Matta

Early Days:

   Roberto Matta Born in Santiago, he initially studied architecture at the Pontifical Universidad Catolica de Chile in Santiago, but became disillusioned with this occupation and left for Paris in 1933. His travels led him to meet artists such as Rene Magritte, Salvador Dali, Andre Breton, and Le Corbusier. Roberto Matta was of Basque, Spanish and French origin.

Personal Details Name Roberto Antonio Sebastián Matta Echaurren Place of Birth Santiago Date of Birth November 11, 1911 Date of Death November 23, 2002 (aged 91) Field Painting Nationality Chilean

Career:

   It was Breton who provided the major spur to the Chilean's direction in art, encouraging his work and introducing him to the leading members of the Paris Surrealist movement. Matta produced illustrations and articles for Surrealist journals such as Minotaur. During this period he was introduced to the work of many prominent contemporary European artists, such as Pablo Picasso and Marcel Duchamp.

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