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Wolfgang Paalen (Vienne, 1907 - Taxco, 1959)
Fumage, 1938
Oil and fumage on canvas
Unsigned
46 x 38 cm
Provenance:
- Former Cesar Moro collection, Mexico (gift from the artist)
- Former Emilio Westphalen collection, Lima (gift from Cesar Moro)
- Geneviève and Jean-Paul Kahn collection, Paris
Exhibition:
- Paris, Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, "Passions privées", December 1995 - March 1996, described in the catalogue under no.43 p. 194 and illustrated p. 199
Bibliography:
- Gustav Regler, "Wolfgang Paalen", Nierendorf, New York, 1946, illustrated in the catalogue p. 29
- Andreas Neufert, "Wolfgang Paalen, Monographie - Schriften - Oeuvrekatalog, im Inneren des Wals", Springer, Wien, 1999, described in the catalogue under no. 38.24 and illustrated p. 304 (reversed)
- Gérard Durozoi, "Histoire du mouvement surréaliste", Ed. Hazan, Paris, 1997, illustrated in the catalogue p. 365
Proof of provenance from Silvia Westphalen, daughter of Emilio Westphalen, dated 21/12/1992 confirming that this painting was gifted to her father by poet Cesar Moro.
The buyer will be provided with a certificate of authenticity from Dr Andreas Neufert, biographer and director of The Paalen Archives, dated 9 February 2024.
Fumage, 1938
Oil and fumage on canvas
Unsigned
46 x 38 cm
Provenance:
- Former Cesar Moro collection, Mexico (gift from the artist)
- Former Emilio Westphalen collection, Lima (gift from Cesar Moro)
- Geneviève and Jean-Paul Kahn collection, Paris
Exhibition:
- Paris, Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, "Passions privées", December 1995 - March 1996, described in the catalogue under no.43 p. 194 and illustrated p. 199
Bibliography:
- Gustav Regler, "Wolfgang Paalen", Nierendorf, New York, 1946, illustrated in the catalogue p. 29
- Andreas Neufert, "Wolfgang Paalen, Monographie - Schriften - Oeuvrekatalog, im Inneren des Wals", Springer, Wien, 1999, described in the catalogue under no. 38.24 and illustrated p. 304 (reversed)
- Gérard Durozoi, "Histoire du mouvement surréaliste", Ed. Hazan, Paris, 1997, illustrated in the catalogue p. 365
Proof of provenance from Silvia Westphalen, daughter of Emilio Westphalen, dated 21/12/1992 confirming that this painting was gifted to her father by poet Cesar Moro.
The buyer will be provided with a certificate of authenticity from Dr Andreas Neufert, biographer and director of The Paalen Archives, dated 9 February 2024.
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Wolfgang Paalen (Vienne, 1907 - Taxco, 1959) Fumage, 1938
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