Wolfgang Paalen Austrian, 1905-1959
Cosmogones, 1949
Signed with initials 'WP' lower right; signed and inscribed 'à Madeleine Rousseau son ami Wolfgang Paalen Paris 1952 "Cosmogones"' on verso
oil on canvas
25 5/8 x 19 3/4 in
65 x 50 cm
65 x 50 cm
Provenance
Madeleine Rousseau, Paris (gift from the artist in 1952).Galanis-Hentschel Gallery, Paris.
Collection R. Duperrier, Paris (before 1999).
Private collection (2000s).
Literature
C. Estienne, Surrealism , Paris, 1956, p. 62, pl. 24 (illustrated in color, p. 63; dated '1952'; titled 'Comsogonie').A. Neufert, Wolfgang Paalen, Im Inneren des Wals, Monografie-Schriften-Œuvrekatalog , Vienna and New York, 1999, p. 324, no. 49.05 (shown).
Courtesy of Demo Gallery
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