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Francisco Matto
Uruguayan, 1911–1995 3 works onlineIn 1932, 21-year-old Francisco Matto took a trip that would have an enduring effect on his art and life. While many young South American artists of the time yearned to go to Europe, Matto, who was born in Montevideo, Uruguay, in 1911, decided to journey south to see more of his own continent.
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Provenance
The artist.
2009 - 2016, Colección Patricia Phelps de Cisneros, New York, and Caracas, purchased through Oscar Prato Galería de Arte, Montevideo.
2016, The Museum of Modern Art, New York, acquired as gift from Patricia Phelps de Cisneros.
Exhibition history
Austin, Blanton Museum of Art, "Francisco Matto: The Modern and the Mythic", June 21 - September 27, 2009
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