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Artists›Wolfgang Paalen

Wolfgang Paalen

1905

WA-00002618

PaintingSurrealism

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Fantastic Art, Dada, Surrealism

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1936–1937

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BiographyGallery Generic + Unknown· 72%
Profile imageUnknown· 30%
LocationUnknown· 30%

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Movement

Surrealism

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Institutional

Museum Collections

Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum The Metropolitan Museum of Art Art Institute of Chicago

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Artworks (9)

Fumage

1944 · Oil and candle soot on paper

18 3/4 x 10 1/4" (47.6 x 26.0 cm)

volume : illustrations ; Height: 11 7/16 in. (29 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Discovery of Infra-Space II

1941 · Conté crayon on paper

30 5/8 x 22 5/8" (77.8 x 57.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Personnage

1940 · Brush and red ink on parchment

15 × 32.7 cm (5 15/16 × 12 7/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

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Discovery of Infra-Space I

1940 · Conté crayon on paper

30 5/8 x 22 5/8" (77.7 x 57.3 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Untitled (Fumage)

1938 · Oil with smoke on canvas

91.5 × 71.8 cm (36 × 28 1/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

L'autophage (Fulgurites)

1938 · Oil with smoke on cardboard laid down on wood

Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled

1938 · Colored ink on paper

21 3/4 x 28 1/2" (55.1 x 72.2 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Study for Totem Landscape of My Childhood

1937 · Oil on canvas

21 7/8 x 15 1/8" (55.3 x 38.3 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Artwork sources (3)

9 published of 9 catalogued · 7 with image

MoMA
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Art Institute Chicago
3 published3 img
The Met
1 published

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Images

11 assets

Art Institute of Chicago

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Wolfgang Paalen´s Studio in San Angel, Mexico, ca. 1946

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Movements1

Surrealism

Collections5

Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum The Metropolitan Museum of Art Art Institute of Chicago Christie's Phillips

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Representation & Collections

In collection

Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum

In collection

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

In collection

Art Institute of Chicago

Market

Auction sale history

Houses that have sold works by this artist at auction

Market

Auction History

Range: $9,450 – $756,000

Work	Auction House	Date	Estimate	Hammer Price
Les Fantômes de la pyramide	Christie's	Sep 2024	$50,000 – $70,000	Unsold
Cosmogones	Christie's	Apr 2023	€40,000 – €60,000	€81,900
Projét pour un monument	Christie's	Mar 2023	£80,000 – £120,000	£119,700
Taches solaires	Christie's	Feb 2023	£350,000 – £550,000	£756,000
Pays interdit	Christie's	Feb 2023	£200,000 – £300,000	£504,000
Fumage	Christie's	Oct 2022	€15,000 – €20,000	€20,160
Nuit tropicale	Christie's	Mar 2022	€8,000 – €12,000	€10,080
Sans titre	Christie's	Mar 2022	€6,000 – €8,000	€32,760
Paysage totémique de mon enfance (III)	Christie's	Mar 2022	€40,000 – €60,000	€252,000
Paysage totémique. Fontaine d'os	Christie's	Mar 2022	€12,000 – €18,000	€26,460

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Exhibitions and timeline

Group Exhibition Fantastic Art, Dada, Surrealism

New York · 1936