Terre Verte (Green Earth)
Matta, Chilean, 1911 - 2002
1952
Oil on canvas
Overall: 24 1/8 × 29 1/8 in. (61.2 × 74 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College: Gift of Mrs. Daisy V. Shapiro in memory of her son, Richard David Shapiro, Class of 1943
© Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris
P.960.57.2
Geography/Culture
South America, Chile
Period
20th century
Object Name
Painting
Classification
Painting
Not on view
Inscription
Label, on reverse: 1952
Course History
SART 31, Painting II, Tom Ferrara, Summer 2012
Exhibition History
The Richard David Shapiro 1943 Memorial Collection, Barrows Print Room, Hopkins Center, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, June 1968, no. 4.
Honoring Reunion Classes, Beaumont-May Gallery, Hopkins Center Art Galleries, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, June 3-19, 1977.
Provenance
The artist; sold to Ruth Moskin Gallery, 15 East 91st Street, New York, New York, date unknown; sold to Daisy Viertel Shapiro (1890-1984), New York, date unknown; given to present collection, 1960, in memory of her son, First Lieutenant Richard David Shapiro (1921-1944), Class of 1943, who died on December 20, 1944 (his 23rd birthday) in the Battle of Leyte, Philippines.
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