Cecilia de Torres, Ltd.

Constructivist Grid - New York, 1960, Oil on board, 41 x 31½ in. 104 x 79,5 cm

White Form, 1970, Oil on wood, 56½ x 37¾ in. 143 x 95 cm.

Matto exhibition at the Blanton Museum; Austin, Texas., 2009

Matto exhibition at the Blanton Museum; Austin, Texas., 2009

Veleta, 1974, Oil on canvas, 57¼ x 44⅝ in. 155 x 136 cm.

Ten forms, 1966, Oil on wood, 28 x 12⅜ in. 71 x 31.5 cm.

Constructivo en blanco y negro, 1994, Oil on board, 31¼ x 39⅛ in. 79,3 x 100 cm.

Dos venus, 1976, Oil on wood, 41¾ x 47⅝ x 9¾ in. 116 x 121 x 25 cm.

Constructivo rosa con caracol, 1967, Oil on board, 33⅛ x 33½ in. 84 x 35,5 cm.

Removedor, 1959, Oil on wood, 15 x 20⅞ in. 38,1 x 53 cm.

Pintura constructiva, 1946, Oil on board, 20½ x 24¼ in. 51,5 x 61 cm.

Constructivo con casa y figura, 1952, Oil on board, 21 x 15⅞ in. 53,3 x 39,3

Matto in his garden, Montevideo, 1963

b. 1911, Montevideo, Uruguay - d. 1995, Montevideo, Uruguay

A founding member of the Taller Torres-García, Matto had studied painting as a child before meeting the atelier's founder in 1939.  Following this encounter and encouraged by the creative environment at the Taller, Matto's artistic production shifted from his early Surrealist-influenced work to paintings and sculptures with markedly orthogonal compositions; these works were often executed on humble material supports such as cardboard and found wood pieces.  At the age of 21, Matto traveled to Tierra del Fuego and acquired the first Pre-Columbian pieces of what was to become a major collection and an important influence on his art. 

 In addition to his paintings, drawings, and sculptures, Matto also executed large-scale murals, major outdoor sculptural installations, and conceived an unrealized plan for an artists' community. 

 His work has been exhibited at the Sálon des Surindépendants, Paris; the Stedelijk Museum, Netherlands; and in Spain, Italy, Germay, Moscow, Tokyo, New York, and throughout Latin America.  Matto's monumental concrete sculptures are landmarks in Punta del Este, Uruguay.

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