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MATTA: ENTRETIENS MORPHOLOGIQUES - NOTEBOOK No. 1: 1936-1944
(MATTA ECHAURREN). Matta (Roberto Sebastian Antonio Matta Echaurren). London: Sistan, Ltd., 1987. First Edition 1/2150. Small Folio. Cloth in Illustrated Jacket. Artist Monograph. Fine/Near Fine. 284pp, profusely illustrated in color. Text in English and French. With an exhibition history and bibliography. "Entretiens Morphologiques" is the extraordinary, ultra-deluxe 1987 monograph on the late Chilean-born, Parisian-based Surrealist Roberto Sebastian Antonio Matta Echaurren. With elaborately die-cut endpapers, fold-out pages, vellum overlays, inserts, facsimile correspondence, stunning reproductions and numerous holographic texts, this remarkable volume focuses on Matta's work and activities from 1936 through 1944 - most notably his residence during the war years in New York. A handsome example of the uncommon first trade edition limited to two thousand, one hundred and fifty copies showing some trivial brown speckling along the top edge of the textblock along with the discreet blindstamp of an art dealer on the front pastedown. 1-870765-00-1 Inventory Number: 025155