Sale: 611 / Day Sale, Dec. 05. 2026 in Munich → Lot 126000844
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126000844
Wolfgang Paalen
Ohne Titel, 1952.
Oil on canvas
Estimate:
€ 15,000 - 20,000
$ 17,400 - 23,200
Information on buyer's premium, taxation and resale right compensation will be available four weeks before the auction.
126000844
Wolfgang Paalen
Ohne Titel, 1952.
Oil on canvas
Estimate:
€ 15,000 - 20,000
$ 17,400 - 23,200
Information on buyer's premium, taxation and resale right compensation will be available four weeks before the auction.
Wolfgang Paalen
1905 - 1959
Ohne Titel. 1952.
Oil on canvas.
Monogrammed in the lower right. 60 x 92 cm (23.6 x 36.2 in).
With a partly legible stamp on the reverse of the canvas. [AR].
• A leading figure of the exile avant-garde: Paalen combines non-European influences with abstract and surrealist elements to develop his distinctive iconography.
• An extremely dynamic sense of space created by the interplay of earthy, subdued tones and sharp, luminous accents.
• From 1951 to 1954, Paalen resided in Paris again and rekindled old friendships, including with André Breton.
• Distinguished provenance: From the collection of Surrealism patron Inna Salomon, Paris.
• Offered on the international auction market for the first time (source: artprice.com).
PROVENANCE: Inna Salomon, Galerie La Cour d’Ingres, Paris.
Galerie Armand Zerbib, Paris.
Private collection, Paris.
LITERATURE: Andreas Neufert, Wolfgang Paalen. Im Inneren des Wals, monograph—writings—catalogue raisonné, Vienna/New York 1999, CR no. 52.14 (with black-and-white illustration on p. 330).
1905 - 1959
Ohne Titel. 1952.
Oil on canvas.
Monogrammed in the lower right. 60 x 92 cm (23.6 x 36.2 in).
With a partly legible stamp on the reverse of the canvas. [AR].
• A leading figure of the exile avant-garde: Paalen combines non-European influences with abstract and surrealist elements to develop his distinctive iconography.
• An extremely dynamic sense of space created by the interplay of earthy, subdued tones and sharp, luminous accents.
• From 1951 to 1954, Paalen resided in Paris again and rekindled old friendships, including with André Breton.
• Distinguished provenance: From the collection of Surrealism patron Inna Salomon, Paris.
• Offered on the international auction market for the first time (source: artprice.com).
PROVENANCE: Inna Salomon, Galerie La Cour d’Ingres, Paris.
Galerie Armand Zerbib, Paris.
Private collection, Paris.
LITERATURE: Andreas Neufert, Wolfgang Paalen. Im Inneren des Wals, monograph—writings—catalogue raisonné, Vienna/New York 1999, CR no. 52.14 (with black-and-white illustration on p. 330).
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