Wolfgang Paalen - Modern & Contemporary Art Day Sale, Morning Session New York Wednesday, May 15, 2024 | Phillips

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  • Condition Report

  • Description

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  • Provenance

    E. L. T. Mesens, London
    The London Gallery, Ltd., London
    Sir Roland Penrose, London
    Martin and Brigitte Medak, Los Angeles
    Herbert Palmer Gallery, Los Angeles
    Sandra and Jack Terner, Los Angeles (acquired from the above on December 14, 1995)
    Thence by descent to the present owner

  • Exhibited

    Vienna, Museum Moderner Kunst Stiftung Ludwig, Wolfgang Paalen, September 24–November 7, 1993, pp. 41, 94, 192 (illustrated in the artist's studio, pp. 41, 192; illustrated, p. 94)

  • Literature

    Andreas Neufert, Wolfgang Paalen: Im Inneren des Wals, Vienna, 1999, no. 33.18, pp. 42, 53, 282 (illustrated in the artist's studio, p. 42; illustrated, pp. 53, 282)

Property from the Terner Family Collection, Los Angeles

104

Phantoms I

signed "Paalen" lower right
oil and tempera on paper mounted to cork, in artist's frame
14 1/2 x 20 5/8 in. (36.8 x 52.4 cm)
Painted in 1933.

Estimate
$15,000 - 20,000 

Place Advance Bid
Contact Specialist

Annie Dolan
NY Head of Auctions and Specialist, Head of Sale, Morning Session
212 940 1288
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Modern & Contemporary Art Day Sale, Morning Session

New York Auction 15 May 2024