Roberto Matta
Roberto Matta | |
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1960 | |
| Born | Roberto Sebastián Antonio Matta Echaurren November 11, 1911 |
| Died | November 23, 2002 (aged 91) |
| Education | architecture and interior design at the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile |
| Known for | Painting |
| Movement | Surrealism |
| Awards | Praemium Imperiale |
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Roberto Sebastián Antonio Matta Echaurren (Spanish: [roˈβeɾto ˈmata]; November 11, 1911 – November 23, 2002), usually known simply as Matta, also as Sebastián Matta or Roberto Matta, was one of Chile's best-known painters and a seminal figure in 20th century abstract expressionist and surrealist art across the Americas and Europe.