Roberto Matta

Roberto Matta
1960
Born
Roberto Sebastián Antonio Matta Echaurren

(1911-11-11)November 11, 1911
DiedNovember 23, 2002(2002-11-23) (aged 91)
Educationarchitecture and interior design at the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Known forPainting
MovementSurrealism
AwardsPraemium Imperiale

Roberto Sebastián Antonio Matta Echaurren (Spanish: [roˈβeɾto ˈmata]; November 11, 1911 – November 23, 2002), 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 across the Americas and Europe.