Quote of the day
Nobody ever did anything very foolish except from some strong principle.
Roberto Matta
Born: November 11, 1911
Died: November 23, 2002 (aged 91)
Bio: Roberto Sebastián Antonio Matta Echaurren, better known as Roberto Matta, was one of Chile's best-known painters and a seminal figure in 20th century abstract expressionist and surrealist art.
Known for:
- La Source du Calme (2002)
- Invasion of the Night (1941)
- Les Roses sont belles (1951)
- Disasters of Mysticism (1942)
- The Earth is a Man (1942)
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