Roberto Matta - Attire la gai vein from the Une Saison en Enfer (Seasons from Hell) suite

Une Saison en Enfer, Attire le gai venin 1977. 670x510 mm; 26 1/4x20 inches (sheets), full margins, on Japon Nacre paper, in excellent condition. Each signed and numbered 78/100 in pencil, lower margin. Published by Georges Visat, Paris. Superb impressions with vibrant colors. Catalog Raisonee- Ferrari 214-224. Matta was heavily influenced by Dalí and Yves Tanguy, and became an important figure in the evolution of Surrealism, painting dreamlike, internal "inscapes" early on and, later, intense compositions reflecting the psychic damage caused by Europe’s ongoing wars. Shifting biomorphic shapes painted or drawn in vivid colors populated Matta’s often-apocalyptic scenes, conveying confusion and angst. Additionally, Matta's style and willing exploration of the Surrealist philosophy of "automatic composition" heavily influenced the development of the Abstract Expressionist school’s exploration of Action painting. It was noted at the time that ‘Matta’s lively and comic imagery records