WOLFGANG PAALEN: Scenes for a Sorcerer
"Dear Julien, P. S. to my recent letter: Do you know Paalen's work? I suppose that you have seen some reproductions. Among the young Surr[ealists]'s he ought to come out- he paints scenes "for" a sorcerer (you never see the witches). All this to hope that you might show him in N.Y." - Marcel Duchamp to Julien Levy, 1939
Weinstein Gallery is pleased to present Wolfgang Paalen - Scenes for a Sorcerer. This comprehensive exhibition features over forty works, including paintings, drawings, and sculptures spanning the artist's four-decade career from 1927 - 1958.
Wolfgang Paalen (1905 - 1959), a visionary artist and intellectual of the 20th century, left an indelible mark on the world through his profound commitment to exploring the limitless realms of possibility. Paalen's life and work were characterized by an insatiable curiosity and an unyielding desire to push the boundaries of artistic expression and philosophical inquiry. Through his avant-garde art, writings, and groundbreaking theories, Paalen emphasized the importance of delving into the uncharted territories of the mind and the cosmos itself.
This exhibition invites the viewer to experience the intersection of Paalen's artistic ingenuity and his philosophical inquiry. It challenges us to examine the profound interconnectedness of artistic expression and the enigma of human cognition. Paalen beckons us to voyage into his creative universe, inviting us to emerge with renewed perspectives on art, philosophy, and the indefatigable mysteries of existence.
Paalen's works can be found in the permanent collections of many museums in both Europe and America, including the Museum of Modern Art, New York; Tate Britain, London; Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris; Museo de Arte Moderno, Mexico City; Art Institute of Chicago, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York; and San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. Most recently, he was featured in the exhibitions Enchanted Modernity: Surrealism & Magic at the Peggy Guggenheim, Venice and Museum Barberini, Potsdam, and the retrospective exhibition Wolfgang Paalen: An Austrian Surrealist in Paris and Mexico at the Belvedere Museum in Vienna.
The exhibition is accompanied by a PDF catalogue with an essay by Andreas Neufert, curator of the recent exhibition Wolfgang Paalen - The Austrian Surrealist in Paris and Mexico at the Belvedere, Vienna, and author of PAALEN - Life and Work, Volumes I, II, & III.
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Wolfgang PaalenAustria, 1907 - 1959Untitled (Cubist Still Life), 1927Signed "Paalen" lower right, dated "1927" lower leftOil on canvas13 1/2 x 10 1/2 in
34.3 x 26.7 cm -
Wolfgang PaalenAustria, 1907 - 1959Untitled, 1932Signed "Paalen" upper leftOil on canvas36 x 23 1/2
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Wolfgang PaalenAustria, 1907 - 1959Untitled (Cassis), 1932Oil and tempera on canvas36 x 25 1/4 in
91.4 x 64.1 cm -
Wolfgang PaalenAustria, 1907 - 1959Untitled (Cassis), 1932Signed "Paalen" lower leftOil and Tempera on canvas36 x 23 1/2 in
91.4 x 59.7 cm -
Wolfgang PaalenAustria, 1907 - 1959Untitled, 1932Oil on canvas36 x 23 1/2 in
91.4 x 59.7 cm -
Wolfgang PaalenAustria, 1907 - 1959Les Habitants de L'ile, 1934Oil and tempera on canvas28 1/2 x 36 1/4 in
72.4 x 92.1 cm -
Wolfgang PaalenAustria, 1907 - 1959Cadran lunaire (Cycladic head), 1935Oil and tempera on canvas51 1/2 x 38 1/4 in
130.8 x 97.2 cm -
Wolfgang PaalenAustria, 1907 - 1959Cycladic Head (Face), 1935Marble on wood stand12 x 9 1/2 x 4 1/2 in
30.5 x 24.1 x 11.4 cm -
Wolfgang PaalenAustria, 1907 - 1959La femme Blonde, 1936Oil and tempera on canvas25 1/2 x 36
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Wolfgang PaalenAustria, 1907 - 1959L' Homme possible, 1936Signed and dated "Paalen 36" versoOil on canvas43 1/2 x 26 in
110.5 x 66 cm -
Wolfgang PaalenAustria, 1907 - 1959Untitled, 1936Signed and dated "Paalen 36" versoOil on canvas60 x 33 in
152.4 x 83.8 cm -
Wolfgang PaalenAustria, 1907 - 1959Nature morte à la mouche, 1937Fumage on canvas16 1/2 x 13 in
41.9 x 33 cm -
Wolfgang PaalenAustria, 1907 - 1959L'heure de la femme où la terre se mouille, 1938Signed with initials and dated "WP 38“ lower leftInk, watercolor and candle smoke on paper11 7/8 x 15 5/8 in
30.2 x 39.8 cm -
Wolfgang PaalenAustria, 1907 - 1959Fumage, 1938Signed with initials and dated "WP 38“ lower rightCandle smoke on double cardboard paper14 3/4 x 19 5/8 in
37.5 x 49.8 cm -
Wolfgang PaalenAustria, 1907 - 1959Le genie de l´espèce, 1938 (2017)Poultry and mammal bones, brass, velvet
mounted in black wooden box with glass lid23 x 38 cm (animal bones)
30,9 x 41,7 x 6,5 cm (wooden case)Authentic replica after the original (Museo Franz Mayer, Mexico City), edited by the Wolfgang Paalen Society e.V. in a limited edition of 8 copies and one proof copy. Paalen Archiv No. 38.27 b, Edition No. 4/8 -
Wolfgang PaalenAustria, 1907 - 1959L'Heure exacte (II), 1939/1940Oil, feathers, and glass eyes on wood15 x 15 x 1 5/8 in
38.1 x 38.1 x 4.1 cm -
Wolfgang PaalenAustria, 1907 - 1959Origines , 1940Signed, dated, titled and dedicated verso '"Origines" au poète César Moro son ami WP 42'Oil on canvas18 1/8 x 15 in
46 x 38.1 cm -
Wolfgang PaalenAustria, 1907 - 1959Space Unbound (Espace Libre), 1941Signed with initials and dated "WP 41" lower rightOil on canvas45 x 57 1/2 in
114.3 x 146.1 cm -
Wolfgang PaalenAustria, 1907 - 1959Untitled, 1941Signed with initials and dated 'WP 41" lower rightCharcoal on paper30 1/2 x 22 1/2 in
77.5 x 57.1 cm -
Wolfgang PaalenAustria, 1907 - 1959Messenger, 1941Signed with initials, dated, and titled "WP 41 Messenger" lower rightInk on paper13 3/4 x 6 1/2 in
34.9 x 16.5 cm -
Wolfgang PaalenAustria, 1907 - 1959Les Cosmogones, 1944Signed with initials 'WP' lower rightOil on canvas96 x 93 in
243.8 x 236.2 cm -
Wolfgang PaalenAustria, 1907 - 1959L'Ancêtre du futur 1, 1944Signed with initials "WP" lower rightOil on Amate paper18 3/8 x 10 1/2 in
46.7 x 26.7 cm -
Wolfgang PaalenAustria, 1907 - 1959Untitled, 1945Signed with initials "WP" lower leftIndia ink on Amate paper26 x 14 1/4 inches
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Wolfgang PaalenAustria, 1907 - 1959Cette nuit, 1945Signed "WP" versoInk and pencil on Amate paper18 1/8 x 10 3/8 in.
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Wolfgang PaalenAustria, 1907 - 1959Projét pour un monument (Project for a Monument), 1945WoodSculpture - 94 1/2 x 15 1/2 x 3 in
240 x 39.4 x 7.6 cm
Base - 9 x 16 x 19 inches -
Wolfgang PaalenAustria, 1907 - 1959Spatial Being, 1945Signed with initials "WP" center rightOil and ink on amate paper18 x 10 1/4 in
45.7 x 26 cm -
Wolfgang PaalenAustria, 1907 - 1959Sans titre, 1946Signed, dated and inscribed "à René Lefevre-Foinet son ami Wolfgang Paalen Mexico 1946' lower rightGouache on Amate paper23 1/4 x 10 5/8 in
59.1 x 27 cm -
Wolfgang PaalenAustria, 1907 - 1959Untitled, 1946Signed with initials "WP" upper rightInk and gouache on Amate paper24 5/8 x 15 5/8 in
62.5 x 39.7 cm -
Wolfgang PaalenAustria, 1907 - 1959Nuit tropicale (Tropical Night), 1948Oil on canvas59 x 55 inches
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Wolfgang PaalenAustria, 1907 - 1959Projét pour un monument, 1948Tzalam "wild Tamarind" wood
height 44 7/8 in
height 114 cm -
Wolfgang PaalenAustria, 1907 - 1959Untitled, 1948Signed with initials and dated "WP 48" lower centerCharcoal on paper21 x 28 3/4 in
53.3 x 73 cm -
Wolfgang PaalenAustria, 1907 - 1959Cosmogones, 1949Signed with initials 'WP' lower right; signed and inscribed 'à Madeleine Rousseau son ami Wolfgang Paalen Paris 1952 "Cosmogones"' on verso
oil on canvas25 5/8 x 19 3/4 in
65 x 50 cm -
Wolfgang PaalenAustria, 1907 - 1959Messengers des Trois Poles, 1949Signed with initials and dated "WP 49" lower rightOil on canvas80 1/2 x 60 3/4 in
204.5 x 154.3 cm -
Wolfgang PaalenAustria, 1907 - 1959Untitled (GEM), 1951Signed with initials on verso "WP", dedicated verso "à mon ami Stephen P. Dimitroff, Mill Valley 1951".Oil on canvas10 x 14 in
25.4 x 35.6 cm -
Wolfgang PaalenAustria, 1907 - 1959Self Portrait, 1952Signed with initials and dated "WP 52" lower rightOil and fumage on canvas31 3/4 x 23 3/4 in
80.6 x 60.3 cm -
Wolfgang PaalenAustria, 1907 - 1959Untitled, 1953Oil and fumage on canvas15 x 24 inches
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Wolfgang PaalenAustria, 1907 - 1959La Maison du poete, 1953Signed with initials and dated "WP 53" lower rightOil and fumage on canvas23 3/4 x 36 1/2 in
60.3 x 92.7 cm -
Wolfgang PaalenAustria, 1907 - 1959La table d'emeraude 1953, 1953Signed with initials and dated "WP 53" lower rightOil on canvas36 1/4 x 25 1/2 inches
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Wolfgang PaalenAustria, 1907 - 1959Le Scarabée d'or, 1953Signed with initials and dated "WP 53" lower rightOil and fumage on canvas31 7/8 x 23 5/8 in
81 x 60 cm -
Wolfgang PaalenAustria, 1907 - 1959Lumière fossile, 1953Signed and dated "Wolfgang Paalen 1953" lower rightOil on canvas51 1/8 x 63 3/4 in
130 x 162 cm -
Wolfgang PaalenAustria, 1907 - 1959Composition abstraite, 1954Oil on canvas15 x 24 in
38.1 x 61 cm -
Wolfgang PaalenAustria, 1907 - 1959Passage du renard (Fox Passage), 1954Signed with initials "WP" lower rightOil and fumage on canvas19 3/4 x 25 5/8 inches
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Wolfgang PaalenAustria, 1907 - 1959Composition, 1954Signed with initials and dated "WP 1954" lower leftOil on canvas76 3/4 x 51 1/8 in
195 x 130 cm -
Wolfgang PaalenAustria, 1907 - 1959Dos Personnage, 1955Signed with initials and dated "WP 55" lower leftOil on canvas51 x 38 inches
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Wolfgang PaalenAustria, 1907 - 1959Portrait d'Einstein, c. 1940-1941Signed with initials "WP" lower right; inscribed and dated indistinctly 'WP Albert Einstein 1940' on the versoOil and fumage on canvas36 x 28 5/8 in
91.4 x 72.5 cm
