Author Roberto Echauren MattaLetter to André Breton
The 4 tarot figures by Matta used in the original edition of Arcane 17.
Stylised, as sharply defined as genuine traditional tarot cards, but heading completely for the imaginary, and raw in an entirely modern way: that’s the tarot de Marseille revisited by the surrealists, in this instance Matta who follows on from the group of December 1940 – Breton, Jacqueline, Masson, Dominguez, Lam, Hérold and Brauner drawing cards so as to stave off boredom while waiting to depart for the New World. This new series, made for the original edition of Arcane 17 (at the end of 1944 or early 1945), confirms the prominent place assumed during the war by the young Chilian painter, who here was inspired by the 6th, 7th, 17th and 18th Arcana. [Atelier André Breton website, 2005]
Undated drawings [1944].
- 4 tarot figures by Matta used in the original edition of Arcane 17: The Lovers, The Chariot, The Moon, The Star. [Auction catalogue, 2003]
| Creation date | sd [1944] |
| Languages | French |
| Library | |
| Method of acquisition and collection | Vente Calmels Cohen, André Breton, 42 rue Fontaine, 11-12 avril 2003, n° 2256 |
| Copyright | © ADAGP, Paris, 2005. |
| Reference | 1761000 |
| Breton Auction, 2003 | Lot 2256 |
| Keywords | Arcane 17, Graphic Arts, Tarots, Publication |
| Categories | Graphics |
| Set | [AB's Manuscripts] L'Amour fou, Arcane 17, Les Vases communicants, |
| Permanent link | https://cms.andrebreton.fr/en/work/56600100687230 |
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Proof copies of the four tarot figures by Matta used in the original edition of Arcane 17.
Four images, an incomplete description, a library.
[AB's Manuscripts] L'Amour fou, Arcane 17, Les Vases communicants,
