Hommage à Penrose
1937
Victor Brauner's 1937 'Hommage à Penrose' is rendered in India ink on paper as a tribute to the Penrose triangle concept. The work exemplifies Surrealist and mathematical abstraction interests of the era.
- Medium
- India ink on paper
- Location
- Sotheby's, New York, NY
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Sotheby'sView on map
🔨 Auction Lot
Past/Forward - Part I
October 26, 2021
Estimate: $50,000 to $70,000
Lot 13
Artists in conversation
Max Ernst
German · b. 1891
Max Ernst similarly combined Surrealist dreamlike imagery with precise ink-based drawing techniques, producing monochromatic works that blend figuration with abstract and psychological abstraction in ways that closely parallel Brauner's approach in this piece.
Yves Tanguy
French · b. 1900
Tanguy shared Brauner's commitment to Surrealist visual language rendered with meticulous linework, creating dreamlike compositions that merge abstract geometric forms with figurative elements in a monochromatic and experimentally structured manner.
Hans Bellmer
German · b. 1902
Bellmer worked extensively in India ink on paper within the Surrealist movement, producing intricate monochromatic drawings that fuse figuration with abstract and experimental structural concepts, closely echoing the medium and dreamlike quality of this Brauner tribute work.
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