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      Roberto Matta, 1911 – 2002

      The 21 Most Famous Roberto Matta Paintings, Ranked

      The best-loved painting by Roberto Matta is Being With (Être Avec) (1946), which hangs in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Untitled (1959) and The Disasters of Mysticism (1942) come next among the canvases readers know best. Our catalogue holds 21 works by Roberto Matta: here are the 21 most famous, each with its year, its museum and what makes it memorable.

      Ranked by our popularity score, which combines the searches, visits and orders for each work. Updated oktoober 2026.

      Portrait of Roberto Matta
      Roberto Matta · 1911 – 2002
      Born · died
      1911 – 2002, Santiago
      Movement
      Surrealism
      Works in our catalogue
      21
      Most famous
      Being With (Être Avec) (1946)
      Most works at
      Israel Muuseum

      Top 10 Roberto Matta paintings: the canvases everyone knows

      Being With (Être Avec) (1946) by Roberto Matta
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      Being With (Être Avec)

      1946 · Acrylic On Canvas · Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

      Roberto Matta's "Being With" (1946) isn’t merely a painting; it’s an immersion into the fractured, dreamlike landscape of the subconscious. Painted during his formative years in New York City – a period deeply influenced by the anxieties and transformations following World War II – this monumental canvas pulsates with a potent blend of Surrealist imagery, architectural distortion, and unsettling human forms. Matta, a Chilean artist who navigated the currents of…

      Les Oh! Tomobiles (1972) by Roberto Matta
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      Les Oh! Tomobiles

      1972 · Etching · Inter-American Development Bank, Washington, D.C.

      Roberto Matta’s "Les Oh! Tomobiles" immediately plunges the viewer into a dreamscape of mechanical whimsy and collective motion. This arresting black and white etching is not merely a depiction of objects in transit; it is a visual symphony capturing the restless energy of the mid-20th century, filtered through the profound lens of Surrealism. The composition itself feels like a captured moment from a feverish parade—a collision between the grounded reality…

      Being With (Être Avec) (1946) by Roberto Matta
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      Being With (Être Avec)

      1946 · Oil On Canvas · Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

      Being With (Être Avec) is an artwork by Roberto Matta. Created in 1946, the piece emerged during a period when the artist was living in New York City. The work reflects the psychological and social shifts occurring in the aftermath of World War II.

      More Roberto Matta canvases, 11 to 21

      I Walk (1947) by Roberto Matta
      #11

      I Walk

      1947 · Israel Muuseum
      I Walk (1947) by Roberto Matta
      #12

      I Walk

      1947 · Israel Muuseum
      Inscape (1949) by Roberto Matta
      #15

      Inscape

      1949 · Israel Muuseum
      Senza titolo (2009) by Roberto Matta
      #19

      Senza titolo

      2009 · Fondazione Hospice Seràgnoli Onlus

      In the work of Roberto Sebastiàn Matta there is an evident eclecticism of imageries that nourished his art. Primal and eternal figures where deities that seem to hail…

      Verbo América (1997) by Roberto Matta
      #20

      Verbo América

      1997 · Inter-American Development Bank

      In the profound depths of Verbo América, we encounter the transcendent spirit of Roberto Matta, one of the most influential architects of the subconscious. Created in 1997, this…

      Untitled (1949) by Roberto Matta
      #21

      Untitled

      1949

      Gestural marks and abstract forms characterize this untitled composition by Matta. They exemplify the artist’s application of "automatic" techniques associated with Surrealism, to which he was introduced by…

      What Roberto Matta painted most

      The four subjects that return most often on these canvases, each with its best-loved example.

      Where Roberto Matta's canvases hang

      The 6 museums that hold the most of the paintings on this page.

      Museum City Works by Roberto Matta Paintings from this list
      Israel Muuseum, JeruusalemmaIsrael Muuseum Jeruusalemma 6 Untitled, Writing One's Cry (Ecrire son cri), I Walk
      Metropolitan Museum of Art, New YorkMetropolitan Museum of Art New York 2 Being With (Être Avec), Being With (Être Avec)
      Inter-American Development Bank, Washington, D.C.Inter-American Development Bank Washington, D.C. 2 Les Oh! Tomobiles, Verbo América
      Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, MadridMuseo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía Madrid 1 Munda y desnuda, la libertad contra la opresión (Worldly and Nude, Freedom Against Oppression)
      Art Institute of Chicago, ChicagoArt Institute of Chicago Chicago 1 Glittering the Being
      Fondazione Hospice Seràgnoli Onlus, BolognaFondazione Hospice Seràgnoli Onlus Bologna 1 Senza titolo

      Roberto Matta's best-loved canvas of each decade

      1. 1930s
      2. 1940s
        Being With (Être Avec) (1946) by Roberto Matta
        Canvas 1 of 21

        Being With (Être Avec)

        Age 29 – 38 · Metropolitan Museum of Art

        Roberto Matta's "Being With" (1946) isn’t merely a painting; it’s an immersion into the fractured, dreamlike landscape of the subconscious. Painted during his formative years in New York…

      3. 1950s
        Untitled (1959) by Roberto Matta
        Ranked 2 of 21

        Untitled

        Age 39 – 48 · Israel Muuseum
      4. 1970s
      5. 1980s
      6. 1990s

      About Roberto Matta's canvases: your questions answered

      What is the best-known painting by Roberto Matta?Read the answer

      Being With (Être Avec) (1946), Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Untitled (1959) and The Disasters of Mysticism (1942) follow.

      What age was Roberto Matta when Being With (Être Avec) was painted?Read the answer

      Roberto Matta, born in 1911, was 35 years old: Being With (Être Avec) dates from 1946.

      What are the 10 most famous paintings by Roberto Matta?Read the answer

      Being With (Être Avec), Untitled, The Disasters of Mysticism, Writing One's Cry (Ecrire son cri), Munda y desnuda, la libertad contra la opresión (Worldly and Nude, Freedom Against Oppression), Les Oh! Tomobiles, Being With (Être Avec), Snail's Trace, Composition and The Composition with Green Tones. Each canvas in the ranking above comes with its year and its museum.

      How many works did Roberto Matta paint in all?Read the answer

      21 works by Roberto Matta are in our catalogue, dated 1937 to 1997.

      Where can I see Roberto Matta's most famous canvases?Read the answer

      Mostly in Israel Muuseum (Jeruusalemma), Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York) and Inter-American Development Bank (Washington, D.C.); the list above names each museum and its canvases.

      When did Roberto Matta paint the best-loved canvases?Read the answer

      In 1940s, which gave 9 of the 21 works on this page, Being With (Être Avec) among them.

      Which are Roberto Matta's earliest and latest famous canvases?Read the answer

      The earliest canvas here is Snail's Trace (1937); the latest is Verbo América (1997).

      What did Roberto Matta paint most often?Read the answer

      Dreamlike (2) and Abstract (2), across the 21 works on this page.

      Which movement is Roberto Matta's painting part of?Read the answer

      Surrealism, as the canvases on this page show.

      Which Roberto Matta canvases hang at the Israel Muuseum?Read the answer

      The Israel Muuseum, Jeruusalemma holds 6 of the works on this page, among them Untitled, Writing One's Cry (Ecrire son cri) and I Walk.

      Roberto Matta: a life in paint

      Roberto Matta: Surrealistlik visionäär

      • Sündinud: 11. november 1911, Santiago, Chile
      • Surnud: 23. märts 2002, Civitavecchia, Itaalia

      Roberto Sebastián Antonio Matta Echaurren, tuntud kui Roberto Matta, oli Chileuse maalik ja arhitekt, kellel oli sügav mõju nii abstraktscele ekspressionismile kui ka surrealistlikule kunstile. Tema teekond arhitektuurist tudlise õpilase kuni mõjuva kunstnikuni peegeldab sügava uuringut alajadundlikust psühikast ja ainulaadset kunstilist visiooni.

      Varane elu ja kunstiline areng

      Roberto Matta kunstiline teekond sai alguse Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile arhitektuuriast, kust ta lõpetas oma õppimise 1935. aastal. See arhitektuuriline haridus pakkus talle tugeva aluse, mis hiljem tema visuaalsel keelele kaasa andis. Tema maailmavaade laiemaks avas Euroopa reisid, mis kokkandusid temaga silmad silmitsi kunstnikega nagu René Magritte, Salvador Dalí, André Breton ja Le Corbusier, ning kujastas tema unikaalset stiili. Surrealistlik püüdmine viis teda surrealistliku liikumise keskmesse, kus ta sai ühe olulise figuurina. Ta omakastas unistuste, alateadliku mõttemõttelise maailma ja konventsioonilise reaalsuse väljaspoolse uuringu, ning tema loomingut mõjutas sügavalt Sigmund Freudi psühholoogia teooriad.

      Peamised kunstilised omadused ja mõjud

      Roberto Matta kunstiline maailm on täis sügavaid visioone, mida iseloomustavad organilised kujundid ja vormid, mis meenutavad elavaid organisme, olles see tema stiili üks selgemad tunnusmärke. Tema teosed loovad sageli uniseid maastikke, mis peegeldavad psühholoogilisi seisundeid ja sügavaid emotsioone, viies vaataja otse inimmiele kevadesse. Kuigi tema juured on surrealismis, andis Matta olulise panuse abstraktsesse ekspressionismile, rõhutades žesti, värvi ja emotsionaalset väljendust. Ta oli aktiivne koostöös kunstikate nagu Mark Rothko ja Jackson Pollock. Lisaks on tema teosest märata tema side กรギリして müütoloogiale ning keskaajalise luulekasutuse abil, mis on tuletinud Modernismo kunstiliikumist.

      Peamised teosed ja poliitiline panus

      Roberto Matta looming on täis sügavaid emotsioone ja ajaloolist tähendust, mis väljenduvad nii tema ikoonilistes maalidest kui ka tema sotsiaalsest positsioonist maailmas. Tema kõige tunnustatumad teosed, nagu Being with, Invasion of the Night ja Verbo América, on tõenid tema unikaalse visiooni ja psühholoogilise sügavuse väljendused. Lisaks maalidele uuris ta keraamilist kunsti, luues tänapäevaseid vorme, mis on täidetud surrealistliku piltidega ja antiiksete motiividega, nagu nähtub teoses "Senza titolo".

      Tema kunst on olnud tihedalt seotud ka tema poliitilise rolliga ja sotsiaalse kommentaariga. Eriti märkimisväärne on suurkõalisel maalil "The First Goal of the Chilean People", mille 1973. aastal valminud visioone Augusto Pinochet'i sõjaline regimeem pildistas. See monumentaalne teos uuesti avastati ja restaureeriti 2008. aastal ning seda võib tänapäevast näha La Granja raekonnas, kus see toimib mälestusena tema vankumatusest ja kunstina, mis ei pelga ühiskondlike murede esile tõstmist.

      Pärand ja ajalooline tähendus

      Roberto Matta loominguline pärand on sügav ja lai, taastades uusi visiooneid läbi oma innovaatilise värvi-, vormi- ja psühholoogilise temaatikaga. Tema kunstiline keeles on olnud suurepärane inspiratsioonious kogu järglastele kunstikate, kes püüdsid väljendada inimkeelte sügavamaid kihte.
      Tänapäeval on tema silmapaistvad teosed säilitatud maailma prestiižsete kollektsioonides, sealhulgas Moderni kunsti muuseumis (MoMA) New York linnas ning Butleri Ameerika kunsti instituutis.
      Matta uuringud al unconscious-sest ehk alateadlikust mõistest, tema unikaalne surrealismi ja abstraktsiooni sünergiia ning tema vankumatu pühendumus poliitilistele teemadele peetakse endiselt väga aktuaalseks, mis peegeldub tema kunstilise visiooni pidevas uuenemas ja sarnases vaimus ka tänapäevase publikuga.

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