Invasion of the Night
Dublin Core
Title
Invasion of the Night
Subject
landscapes; surrealist; figures
Description
This painting includes bold lines and diffuse light patterns against a distorted background. It is indicative of the landscape-like surrealism evoked in Roberto Matta’s inscapes, or "the psychoanalytic view of the mind as a three-dimensional space” according to Professor Claude Cernuschi.
Creator
Matta, Roberto
Source
Material: oil on canvas
Measurements: 96.52 cm x 152.72 cm
Measurements: 96.52 cm x 152.72 cm
Date
1941
Contributor
Atkins, Brionna
Rights
© Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris
© 2008 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris
© 2008 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris
Format
Image/JPEG
Type
Still Image
Identifier
chile_matta_1941_2
Collection
Citation
Matta, Roberto, “Invasion of the Night,” The Latin American Surrealist Digital Library, accessed May 19, 2025, https://lis5472.cci.fsu.edu/sp21/group4/items/show/40.