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"Having practiced resolutely non-figurative painting over several years, the young Austrian painter Wolfgang Paalen was won over by Surrealism around 1935... In 1938, he created a new "automatic" process know as "fumage" which consisted of letting the soot from the flame of a candle accumulate on paper or canvas, and afterwards interpreting the meaning of the deposits." Guy Habasque (Paris, Galerie de l'œil, Minotaure, 1962, s.p.)
Bibliography
- Minotaure, troisième série, n° 11, mai 1938, reproduction sans pagination
- Gustav Regler, Wolfgang Paalen, New York City, Nierendorf Editions, 1946, rep.p. 30
- José Pierre (préface de), Wolfgang Paalen (citations de Wolfgang Paalen), Paris, Filipacchi, 1980, rep.p. 16-17
- Andreas Neufert, Wolfgang Paalen. Im Inneren des Wals. Monografie - Schriften - Oeuvrekatalog, Wien, Springer-Verlag, 1999, rep.p. 301, n° 38.08
| Creation date | 1938 |
| Date of publication | 1938 |
| Languages | French |
| Physical description | 73 x 100 cm (28 3/4 x 39 3/8 in.) - Huile et fumage sur toile |
| From / Provenance | Don de l'artiste |
| Breton Auction, 2003 | Lot 4031 |
| Keywords | Painting, Automatic Writing |
| Categories | Modern Paintings |
| Exhibitions | Exposition Wolgang Paalen , Surrealistische Malerei in Europa , André Breton, La Beauté convulsive , La Révolution surréaliste, 2002 , Surrealismus 1914-1944 |
| Permanent link | https://www.andrebreton.fr/en/work/56600100782390 |
