
Art Institute of Chicago
Psychological Morphology
Roberto Matta · 1938
Provenance
Ownership history
- The artist; sold through Pierre Matisse Gallery, New York, to Richard Zeisler, Chicago, Dec. 11, 1957 [invoice; copy in curatorial object file]; given to Art Institute of Chicago, July 9, 2007.
Recorded by Art Institute of Chicago.
Exhibitions
Exhibition history
- Waltham, MA, Rose Art Museum, Brandeis University, Matta: The First Decade, May 9–June 20, 1982, cat. 3.
- Arts Club of Chicago, The Arts Club of Chicago—75th Anniversary Exhibition 1916-1991, May 11–June 26, 1992, no cat. no.
- New York, Pierpont Morgan Library, Pierre Matisse and His Artists, Feb. 14–May 20, 2002, cat. 38.
- Venice, Ca' Pesaro Galleria Internazionale d'Arte Moderna, Roberto Matta 1911-2002, Oct. 25, 2024-Mar. 23, 2025, cat. 3.
Literature
Published references
- Rose Art Museum, Matta: The First Decade, exh. cat. (Waltham, MA: Rose Art Museum, Brandeis University, 1982), 21, 41, cat. 3, 45 (ill.).
- Stanley M. Freehling and James M. Wells, The Arts Club of Chicago—75th Anniversary Exhibition 1916-1991, exh. cat. (Chicago: Arts Club of Chicago, 1992), 48 (color ill.).
- Susan Landauer, Elmer Bischoff: The Ethics of Paint, exh. cat. (Oakland Museum of California, 2001), 34, fig. 30 (color ill.).
- William M. Griswold, Pierre Matisse and His Artists, exh. cat. (New York: Pierpont Morgan Library, 2002), 100, cat. 38, 101 (color ill).
- Tere Arcq, Jennifer Field, Salomon Grimberg, and Erin O’Neill, Surrealism in Mexico, exh. cat. (Di Donna, 2019), 14, fig. 13 (color ill.).
- Norman Rosenthal, Dawn Ades, and Elisabetta Barisoni, Roberto Matta: 1911-2002, exh. cat. (Milan: Silvana, 2024), 73, cat. 3 (color ill.), 145, cat. 3.
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