Rating and value 2024 of Roberto Matta's paintings and drawings

If you own a work by or based on the artist Roberto Matta and would like to know its value, our state-approved experts and auctioneers can help you. Our specialists will carry out a free appraisal of your work, and provide you with a precise estimate of its value on the current market. Then, if you wish to sell your work of art, we will guide you towards the best possible means of obtaining the best possible price.

Artist's rating and value

Surrealist painter Roberto Matta has established himself as a major figure on the art market. His works are highly prized by collectors. The only works available are oils on canvas, which sell for between €10 and €1,198,490 - a relatively wide range, but one that says a lot about the price these works can fetch. For example, a work by Roberto Matta can fetch millions of euros at auction, as demonstrated by his oil on canvas La révolte des contraires, dating from 1944, which sold for €3,443,440 in 2012.  

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Roberto Matta's style and technique

Roberto Matta was a Chilean surrealist artist who produced drawings, prints, paintings and sculptures.

His output is substantial. His works are characterized by vivid colors, fine lines and fairly complex compositions.

Roberto Matta's career

Roberto Matta (1911-2002) was a Surrealist artist born in Santiago, Chile.

He first studied architecture in his home town, before moving to France in 1933 to work in Le Corbusier's studio. He traveled to Spain, Scandinavia and France, where he met René Magritte, a leading exponent of the Surrealist movement. Encouraged by Dali, he also met André Breton, who encouraged him to take the surrealist path. He rejected the rationalism promoted by Le Corbusier.

He developed a new technical process, tracing the different spaces of his composition with a cloth impregnated with paint. He called the series produced with this technique Morphologies psychologiques. During the war, he moved to the United States, where he exhibited his work. It was there that he produced his first works with phosphorescent pigments, combined with the study of chemical processes on the fourth dimension and relativistic physics.

In 1947, he had his first solo exhibition in Paris. The following year, Breton expelled him from the Surrealist group on suspicion of having had an affair with Achille Gorky's wife.

At the end of his life, he moved to Italy, where he died in 2002.

The legacy of Roberto Matta

Roberto Matta's work is characterized by perpetual experimentation with surrealism. Today, he is not well known to the general public, but appreciated and sought after by collectors.

Although some of his paintings and drawings are held in museums in France and around the world, private collectors play a major role in preserving his work.  

His signature

Not all Roberto Matta's works are signed.

If you think you own one, it's best to have it appraised to be sure of its originality.

Appraising your property

If you own a Roberto Matta work, don't hesitate to request a free appraisal by filling in our online form. A member of our team of experts and certified auctioneers will contact you to provide an estimate of the market value of your work.

If you are considering selling your work, our specialists will also guide you through the various alternatives available to obtain the best possible price, taking into account market trends and the specific features of each work.