Matta in America: 1940s Paintings and Drawings by Elizabeth A. T. Smith | Hardcover Art Book | Perfect for Art Collectors & History Enthusiasts

Smith, Elizabeth A. T., et. al. Chicago: Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles: The Museum of Contemporary Art, 2001

English, Near Fine hardcover, quarto, 11 3/16” x 10 1/16”, 88 pp.

ISBN:0933856717

Near Fine quarto, gray cloth over boards, stamped black lettering to front and spine, black endpapers, small spot soiling to back panel, minimal sunning to top edge and fore edge text block, tight binding. Very Good gray dust jacket with reproduction of “Rocks”, 1940 to front, orange and blue lettering to front and spine, edgewear, rubbing to head, small creases to bottom back panel, bumping and rubbing to tips. Text in English, catalogue published in conjunction with exhibition Matta in America: Paintings and Drawings of the 1940s, organized by Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago and The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, Septermber 30, 2001- October 20, 2002, Plates, Essays by Elizabeth A. T. Smith, Colette Dartnall, and William Rubin.  An amazing catalog that brings together some of Matta’s most important and powerful paintings, as well as an extraordinary body of work in drawing, from the 1940s.