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Wolfgang Paalen — Ancêtres à venir
Wolfgang Paalen

Ancêtres à venir

1947

Wolfgang Paalen's 'Ancêtres à venir' employs the surrealist technique of fumage combined with gouache and ink to create an enigmatic composition. The work, created in 1947, suggests ancestral or future figures through abstract, smoky forms.

Medium
fumage, gouache and ink on paper

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Past/Forward - Part II

October 19, 2021

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Wolfgang Paalen, Ancêtres à venir , 1947

Wolfgang Paalen's 'Ancêtres à venir' employs the surrealist technique of fumage combined with gouache and ink to create an enigmatic composition. The work, created in 1947, suggests ancestral or future figures through abstract, smoky forms.

Medium
fumage, gouache and ink on paper
Year
1947
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

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Surrealism, Fumage, Ink, Paper, Wolfgang Paalen, 1947, Abstract, Gouache

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Collected by

Art Institute of Chicago