REBECA MATTE BELLO, 1875-1929
Santiago de Chile: Origo Ediciones, 2008. color plates, cat., pict. boards with cloth spine, black cloth slipcase. Item #88729
ISBN: 9789563160116
The first major work to catalogue and document the work of Matte Bello (Chile, 1875-1929). Her sculptures brought the first modernist influence to Chile. The very petit woman was best kown for her monumental sculptures, of which one is resides at the entrance of the Fine Arts Museum in Santiago. Her Monument "The War" in The Hague International Court, was placed there in the year 1914, inmediatly before the begining of the First World War. The genesis of this monument in the personal and diplomatic chilean correspodence, shows that, Rebeca Matte, anticipated, not the peace, but suffering, destruction and death. While she was popular in her time, her importance was soon forgotten and only recently found renewed interest. Essentially a catalogue raisonne of her sculpture. The author has spend 10 years of research in this project and an a biographical and analytical book that is also available.
Price: $70.00